Ecclesiastes 7:18-20

International Children’s Bible

¹⁸Try to avoid going too far in doing anything.
Those who honor God will avoid doing too much of anything.

¹⁹Wisdom gives a person strength.
One wise man is stronger than ten leaders in a city.

²⁰Surely there is not a good man on earth
who always does good and never sins.

Ecclesiastes 7:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸It is good to grasp the one
and not let go of the other.
Whoever fears God^(A) will avoid all extremes.^[a]

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

²⁰Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,^(D)
no one who does what is right and never sins.^(E)

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