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Wisdom for Life
The Limits of Human Wisdom

|Eclesiastes 7:1| A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume.
And the day you die is better than the day you are born.

|Eclesiastes 7:2| Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties.
After all, everyone dies—
so the living should take this to heart.

|Eclesiastes 7:3| Sorrow is better than laughter,
for sadness has a refining influence on us.

|Eclesiastes 7:4| A wise person thinks a lot about death,
while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

|Eclesiastes 7:5| Better to be criticized by a wise person
than to be praised by a fool.

|Eclesiastes 7:6| A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,
like thorns crackling in a fire.
This also is meaningless.

|Eclesiastes 7:7| Extortion turns wise people into fools,
and bribes corrupt the heart.

|Eclesiastes 7:8| Finishing is better than starting.
Patience is better than pride.

|Eclesiastes 7:9| Control your temper,
for anger labels you a fool.

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|Eclesiastes 7:10| Don’t long for “the good old days.”
This is not wise.