Ecclesiastes 5:5

5:5 It is better for you not to vow

than to vow and not pay it. ¹ 

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom Needed Because No One is Truly Righteous

7:19 Wisdom gives a wise person more protection ² 

than ten rulers in a city.

[5:5]  ¹ tn The word “it” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[7:19]  ² tn Heb “gives strength.”