Ecclesiastes 7:9-11

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁹Do not be quick to anger,
    for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.^(A)
¹⁰Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
    For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
¹¹Wisdom is as good as an inheritance,
    an advantage to those who see the sun.^(B)