Ecclesiastes 7:17-21
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good that you grasp one thing while not letting go of the other; for one who fears God comes out with both of them.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengthens a wise person more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Indeed, there is not a righteous person on earth who always does good and does not ever sin.
Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also, do not take seriously all the words which are spoken, so that you do not hear your servant cursing you,