Ecclesiastes 7:12
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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.For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
In other translations
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.For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588בְּצֵלbetzel[is] <in> a shadeH6738הַחָכְמָהhachakhemah<the> wisdomH2451בְּצֵלbetzel[is] <in> a shadeH6738הַכָּסֶףhakasef<the> moneyH3701וְיִתְרוֹןveyitronand [the] advantage ofH3504דַּעַתda'atknowledgeH1847הַחָכְמָהhachakhemah<the> wisdomH2451תְּחַיֶּהtechaiyehit preserves aliveH2421בְעָלֶיהָ׃ve'aleihaowners itsH1167
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