Ecclesiastes 7:10

Wisdom'Although Vulnerable'Is Beneficial

⁹ Do not be rash in thy spirit, to be indignant, - for, indignation, in the bosom of dullards, doth remain. ¹⁰ Do not say, What hath happened, that, the former days, were better than these? for, not wisely, askest thou concerning this. ¹¹ Good is wisdom, with an inheritance, - and a profit, to such as see the sun.

Former Days

No

Genesis 6:11-12

And the earth corrupted itself before God, - and the earth was filled with violence,

Judges 6:13

And Gideon said unto him - Pardon, my lord! if Yahweh be with us, then wherefore hath all this befallen us? and where are all his wonders, which our fathers have recounted to us - saying, Was it not, out of Egypt, that Yahweh brought us up? But, now, hath Yahweh abandoned us, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.

Psalm 14:2-3

Yahweh, out of the heavens, looked down over the sons of men, - to see whether there was one that showed wisdom, enquiring after God: -

Isaiah 50:1

Thus, saith Yahweh - Where then is the set, oil of your mothers divorce, whom I have put away? Or, which of my creditors, is it to whom I have sold you? Lo! for your iniquities, have ye been sold, And for your transgressions, hath your mother been put away.

Jeremiah 44:17-19

but, we will certainly do, the whole thing that hath gone forth out of our own mouth, by burning incense to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her drink-offerings, just as we and our fathers, and our kings and our princes, did, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, then were we filled with bread and became prosperous, and calamity, saw we none;

Romans 1:22-32

Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,

Romans 3:9-19

What then? do we screen ourselves? Not at all! For we have before accused both Jews and Greeks of being, all under sin;