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

⁷ Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe destroys the mind.
⁸ The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.
⁹ Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry,
for anger abides in the heart of fools.
¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
since it is not wise of you to ask this.
¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance
and an advantage to those who see the sun,
¹² because wisdom is protection as money is protection,
and the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.