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Ecclesiastes 7:17-19
New Catholic Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:17-19
New Catholic Bible
17 Do not be excessively wicked
or act like a fool.
Why should you die before your time?[a]
18 It would be best for you to hold on to one
and not let go of the other.[b]
For the one who fears God will eventually succeed.
19 Wisdom gives greater strength to the wise man
than ten rulers in a city.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:17 In Old Testament times, the wicked were regarded as certain to undergo an untimely end at the hand of God (see 1 Sam 2:31-34; Ps 55:24; Prov 10:27; Jer 17:11).
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 Hold on to one and not let go of the other: i.e., the words in verses 16-17.
