Ecclesiastes 7:15-22

My life has been useless, but in it I have seen everything. Some good people may die while others live on, even though they are evil. So don't be too good or too wise—why kill yourself? But don't be too wicked or too foolish, either—why die before you have to? Avoid both extremes. If you have reverence for God, you will be successful anyway. Wisdom does more for a person than ten rulers can do for a city. There is no one on earth who does what is right all the time and never makes a mistake. Don't pay attention to everything people say—you may hear your servant insulting you, and you know yourself that you have insulted other people many times.