19 Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.
20 For there is not one truly righteous person on the earthwho continually does good and never sins.
21 Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say;otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.
22 For you know in your own heart that you also have cursed others many times.
23 I have examined all this by wisdom;I said, “I am determined to comprehend this” – but it was beyond my grasp.
24 Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding;it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.
25 I tried to understand, examine, and comprehendthe role of wisdom in the scheme of things,and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.