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17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a simpleminded fool. Why should you (A)die before your time? 18 It is good that you seize one thing and also not [a]let go of the other; for the one who (B)fears God comes forth with [b]both of them.

19 (C)Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten men with power who are in a city.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit rest your hand
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit all