Ecclesiastes 7:10-12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁰ Don’t say, ‘Why were the former days better than these? ’^(A)
since it is not wise of you to ask this.
¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance
and an advantage to those who see the sun,
¹² because wisdom is protection as silver is protection;
but the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.^(B)