Ecclesiastes 7:1-6; Ecclesiastes 7:11-12; Ecclesiastes 7:19

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Ecclesiastes 7:1-6

1 A [good] name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one's birth.
2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 7:11-12

11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
12 For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
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Ecclesiastes 7:19

19 Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
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