Ecclesiastes 7:7-12 - Wisdom'Although Vulnerable'Is Beneficial

⁷ Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding. ⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. ⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools. ¹⁰ Say thou not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? For thou do not inquire wisely concerning this. ¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea, it is more excellent for those who see the sun. ¹² For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense. But the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.