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Ecclesiastes 7:13

For as wisdom defendith, so money defendith; but lernyng and wisdom hath this more, that tho yyuen lijf to `her weldere.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

In Context

12Forsothe wisdom with richessis is more profitable, and profitith more to men seynge the sunne.

14Biholde thou the werkis of God, that no man may amende hym, whom God hath dispisid.

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Cross References

Job 11:10If he distrieth alle thingis, ethir dryueth streitli `in to oon, who schal ayenseie hym? Ethir who may seie to hym, Whi doest thou so?

Job 34:29For whanne he grauntith pees, who is that condempneth? Sithen he hidith his cheer, who is that seeth hym? And on folkis and on alle men `he hath power `to do siche thingis.

Psalms 8:3Of the mouth of yonge children, not spekynge and soukynge mylk, thou madist perfitli heriyng, for thin enemyes; that thou destrie the enemy and avengere.

Ecclesiastes 1:15Weiward men ben amendid of hard; and the noumbre of foolis is greet with outen ende.

Isaiah 5:12Harpe, and giterne, and tympan, and pipe, and wyn ben in youre feestis; and ye biholden not the werk of the Lord, nether ye biholden the werkis of hise hondis.

Isaiah 43:13and Y am God fro the bigynnyng, Y my silf am, and noon is that delyuerith fro myn hoond; Y schal worche, and who schal distrie it?

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