Ecclesiastes 7:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 It is good to hold to this rule, and not to let that one go; but the one who fears God will succeed with both.
19 Wisdom is a better defense for the wise than ten princes in the city, 20 (A)yet there is no one on earth so just as to do good and never sin.
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