Ecclesiastes 7:12

¹²כִּי בְּצֵל הַחָכְמָה בְּצֵל הַכָּסֶף; וְיִתְרוֹן דַּעַת, הַחָכְמָה תְּחַיֶּה בְעָלֶיהָ׃

Ecclesiastes 7 marks a pivot from the Teacher's earlier despair toward practical wisdom for living under the sun. The chapter opens with a series of proverbs contrasting the value of sorrow with frivolity, then moves into reflections on the crookedness of life, the limits of human w