Ecclesiastes 7:17-19
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17 Be not wicked to excess, and be not foolish. Why should you die before your time?” 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,
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Ecclesiastes 7:17-19
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- Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both
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