Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 7:12

כִּ֛י בְּצֵ֥ל הַחָכְמָ֖ה בְּצֵ֣ל הַכָּ֑סֶף וְיִתְר֣וֹן דַּ֔עַת הַחָכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃
kiy bṣel haḥakmah bṣel hakasef vyitrvon daʿat haḥakmah tḥayeh bʿaleyha
King James Version (KJV)

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Modern English

For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

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