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Ecclesiastes 7:17-19
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17 Do not excel at wickedness,
    nor be a fool.
        Why die before your time?
18 It is good for you to grab hold of this and not let go,
    because whoever fears God will escape
        all of these extremes.[a]
19 Wisdom given as strength to a wise person
    is better than having ten powerful men in the city.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 The Heb. lacks extremes
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Ecclesiastes 7:17-19
New International Version

17 Do not be overwicked,
    and do not be a fool—
    why die before your time?(A)
18 It is good to grasp the one
    and not let go of the other.
    Whoever fears God(B) will avoid all extremes.[a]

19 Wisdom(C) makes one wise person more powerful(D)
    than ten rulers in a city.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both
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