Ecclesiastes 7:19-21

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¹⁹ Wisdom makes a person stronger
than ten ·leaders [officials; rulers] in a city [9:13–16; Prov. 24:5–6].

²⁰ Surely there is not a ·good [righteous] person on earth
who always does good and never sins [1 Kin. 8:46; Ps. 143:2; Prov. 20:9; Rom. 3:10–18].

²¹ Don’t ·listen [^Lgive your heart] to everything people say,
    or you might hear your servant insulting you.