Bible in Basic English
"Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun."
— Ecclesiastes 7:11, Bible in Basic English
“Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.”
“Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun. ”
“Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.”
“Wisdom Can Lengthen One’s Life Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.”
“Say not: What thinkest thou is the cause that former times were better than they are now? for this manner of question is foolish.”
The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.
Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.
Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.
Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.
Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.
Give thought to the work of God. Who will make straight what he has made bent?
In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.