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9 Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.
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Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
10 Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise.
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Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions.
11 Wisdom is even better when you have money. Both are a benefit as you go through life.
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Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.
12 Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life.
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Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it.
13 Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked?
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Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?
14 Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.
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When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.
15 I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.
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In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.
16 So don’t be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself?
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Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise— why destroy yourself?
17 On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time?
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Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool— why die before your time?
18 Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.
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It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes.
19 One wise person is stronger than ten leading citizens of a town!
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Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.
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