Ecclesiastes 7:10-12

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Don’t ask, “How is it that the former days were better than these?”
    because it isn’t wise to ask this.
¹¹ Wisdom is as good as^[a] an inheritance—
    an advantage for those who see the sun.
¹² Wisdom’s protection is like the protection of money;
    the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.