12. Wisdom and money can protect you. But knowledge gained through wisdom is even better—it can save your life.
13. Look at what God has made. You cannot change a thing, even if you think it is wrong.
14. When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember that God gives us good times and hard times. And no one knows what will happen in the future.
15. In my short life, I have seen everything. I have seen good people die young, and I have seen evil people live long lives.
16-17. So why ruin your life? Don’t be too good or too bad, and don’t be too wise or too foolish. Why should you die before your time?
18. Try to be a little of this and a little of that. Even God’s followers will do some good things and some bad things.
19-20. Surely there is no one on earth who always does good and never sins. But wisdom can make one person stronger than ten leaders in a city.