Matthew Poole and continuators on Ecclesiastes 7:12
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Ecclesiastes7:12
12 For wisdom is a defence , and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledg is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it .
Heb. is a shadow; which in Scripture use notes both Protection and Refreshment. And thus [illegible: 1+ letters]ar Wisdom and Money agree.
But herein Knowledg or Wisdom (which commonly signifie the same thing) excels Riches, that whereas Riches frequently expose Men to death or destruction, true Wisdom doth oft times preserve a man from temporal, and always from eternal Ruine.
Marginal references: Heb. shadow.
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