Ecclesiastes 7:19-22

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁹Wisdom makes the wise person stronger
than ten rulers of a city.^(A)
²⁰There is certainly no one righteous on the earth
who does good and never sins.^(B)

²¹Don’t pay attention^[a] to everything people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you,^(C) ²²for in your heart you know that many times you yourself have cursed others.

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7:21 Lit Don’t give your heart

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