Ecclesiastes 7:19-21

Tree of Life Version

¹⁹ Wisdom makes a wise man stronger
    than ten rulers in a city.

²⁰ Surely there is not a righteous person on earth
    who does what is good and doesn’t sin.^[a]

²¹ Also, do not pay attention to every word people say,
    otherwise you might hear your servant mocking you—