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

⁷ For, oppression, maddeneth the wise, - and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding. ⁸ Better the latter end of a thing, than the beginning thereof, - Better a patient spirit, than a haughty spirit. 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. ¹² For, a protection, is wisdom, and, a protection, is silver, - but, the advantage of knowledge, is, that, wisdom, giveth life to the possessors thereof.