Ecclesiastes 7:19-21

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¹⁹Wisdom gives strength to the wise more than ten rulers who are in a city.^(A)

²⁰Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning.^(B)

²¹Do not give heed to everything that people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you;

Ecclesiastes 7:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹Wisdom^(A) makes one wise person more powerful^(B)
than ten rulers in a city.

²⁰Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,^(C)
no one who does what is right and never sins.^(D)

²¹Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you^(E) may hear your servant cursing you—

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