Ecclesiastes 7:11-13

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yes, more excellent it is for those [the living] who see the sun.

¹² For wisdom is a defense even as money is a defense, but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom shields and preserves the life of him who has it.

¹³ Consider the work of God: who can make straight what He has made crooked?