jquery append vs native innertext add

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Preparation HTML

<div id="test">asdf</div>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $test = $('#test');
</script>

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jquery append
$test[0].innerText = 'asdf';
$test.append('jkl;');
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native innertext add
$test[0].innerText = 'asdf';
$test[0].innerText = $test[0].innerText + 'jkl;';
ready

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