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Ecclesiastes 7:17-19
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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.

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  1. 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).
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Hold on to one and not let go of the other: i.e., the words in verses 16-17.
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Ecclesiastes 7:17-19
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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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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both
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