Ecclesiastes 7:10-15

¹⁰Do not say, “Why were the days of old better than these?” For it is not because of wisdom that you ask this question.

¹¹Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good. It benefits those who see the sun.

¹²For wisdom provides protection as money can provide protection, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to whoever has it.

¹³Consider the deeds of God: Who can straighten out anything he has made crooked?

¹⁴When times are good, live happily in that good, but when times are bad, consider this: God has allowed both to exist side by side. For this reason, no one will find out anything that is coming after him.

¹⁵I have seen many things in my meaningless days. There are righteous people who perish in spite of their righteousness, and there are wicked people who live a long life in spite of their evil.