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18 Remember both these things.
    Do not forget either of them.
You can do that if you respect God and you obey him.[a]

19 Wisdom makes a wise person more powerful
    than ten rulers in a city.
20 There is nobody on the earth who is so righteous
    that they always do what is right.
    There is nobody who never does a wrong thing.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:18 The Teacher is saying that the important thing is to follow God's way in our lives. We should not do wicked or foolish things. Also, we should not think that if we do good things, our lives will be safe.