ecclesiastes 7:12 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.

ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is protection [just as] money is protection. But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.

12. Literally, (To be) in (that is, under) the shadow (Isa 30:2) of wisdom (is the same as to be) in (under) the shadow of money; wisdom no less shields one from the ills of life than money does.
is, that--rather, "the excellency of the knowledge of wisdom giveth life," that is, life in the highest sense, here and hereafter (Pr 3:18; Joh 17:3; 2Pe 1:3). Wisdom (religion) cannot be lost as money can. It shields one in adversity, as well as prosperity; money, only in prosperity. The question in Ec 7:10 implies a want of it.

ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is protection [just as] money is protection. But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.

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