I saw: Ecclesiastes 7:11-12, Ecclesiastes 9:16; Proverbs 4:5-7, Proverbs 16:16; Malachi 3:18, Malachi 4:1-2
that wisdom excelleth folly: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc
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Ecclesiastes 2:13
Ecclesiastes 2:13
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