Ecclesiastes 7:23; Ecclesiastes 7:8; Ecclesiastes 7:16

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Ecclesiastes 7:23

23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said, “I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.
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Ecclesiastes 7:8

8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
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Ecclesiastes 7:16

16 Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise— why destroy yourself?
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