1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.







1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is



vanity.







1:3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the



sun?  1:4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:



but the earth abideth for ever.







1:5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his



place where he arose.







1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north;



it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according



to his circuits.







1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the



place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.







1:8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not



satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.







1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that



which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing



under the sun.







1:10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it



hath been already of old time, which was before us.







1:11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be



any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come



after.







1:12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.







1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning



all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God



given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.







1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and,



behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.







1:15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is



wanting cannot be numbered.







1:16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great



estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been



before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom



and knowledge.







1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and



folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.







1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth



knowledge increaseth sorrow.







2:1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth,



therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.







2:2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?  2:3 I



sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine



heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was



that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven



all the days of their life.







2:4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me



vineyards: 2:5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in



them of all kind of fruits: 2:6 I made me pools of water, to water



therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: 2:7 I got me servants



and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great



possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem



before me: 2:8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar



treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women



singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments,



and that of all sorts.







2:9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in



Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.







2:10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld



not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and



this was my portion of all my labour.







2:11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on



the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and



vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.







2:12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for



what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath



been already done.







2:13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth



darkness.







2:14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in



darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them



all.







2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it



happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my



heart, that this also is vanity.







2:16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for



ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be



forgotten.







And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.







2:17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under



the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.







2:18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun:



because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.







2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet



shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and



wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.







2:20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the



labour which I took under the sun.







2:21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge,



and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he



leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.







2:22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his



heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?  2:23 For all his days



are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in



the night. This is also vanity.







2:24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and



drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This



also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.







2:25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?



2:26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and



knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and



to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also



is vanity and vexation of spirit.







3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose



under the heaven: 3:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to



plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3:3 A time to



kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build



up; 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a



time to dance; 3:5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather



stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from



embracing; 3:6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and



a time to cast away; 3:7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to



keep silence, and a time to speak; 3:8 A time to love, and a time to



hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.







3:9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?



3:10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men



to be exercised in it.







3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set



the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that



God maketh from the beginning to the end.







3:12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice,



and to do good in his life.







3:13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good



of all his labour, it is the gift of God.







3:14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing



can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that



men should fear before him.







3:15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already



been; and God requireth that which is past.







3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that



wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity



was there.







3:17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the



wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every



work.







3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men,



that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they



themselves are beasts.







3:19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even



one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea,



they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a



beast: for all is vanity.







3:20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust



again.







3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit



of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?  3:22 Wherefore I



perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice



in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to



see what shall be after him?  4:1 So I returned, and considered all



the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of



such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of



their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.







4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the



living which are yet alive.







4:3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who



hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.







4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for



this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and



vexation of spirit.







4:5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.







4:6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with



travail and vexation of spirit.







4:7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.







4:8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath



neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour;



neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom



do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it



is a sore travail.







4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their



labour.







4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him



that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.







4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one



be warm alone?  4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall



withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.







4:13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king,



who will no more be admonished.







4:14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is



born in his kingdom becometh poor.







4:15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the



second child that shall stand up in his stead.







4:16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been



before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him.



Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.







5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more



ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider



not that they do evil.







5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to



utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth:



therefore let thy words be few.







5:3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's



voice is known by multitude of words.







5:4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath



no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.







5:5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest



vow and not pay.







5:6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou



before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry



at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?  5:7 For in the



multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but



fear thou God.







5:8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting



of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for



he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than



they.







5:9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is



served by the field.







5:10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he



that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.







5:11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what



good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with



their eyes?  5:12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he



eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him



to sleep.







5:13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely,



riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.







5:14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son,



and there is nothing in his hand.







5:15 As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to



go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may



carry away in his hand.







5:16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so



shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?



5:17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow



and wrath with his sickness.







5:18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to



eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he



taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him:



for it is his portion.







5:19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath



given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to



rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.







5:20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God



answereth him in the joy of his heart.







6:1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common



among men: 6:2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and



honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he



desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger



eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.







6:3 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that



the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good,



and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is



better than he.







6:4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his



name shall be covered with darkness.







6:5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath



more rest than the other.







6:6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen



no good: do not all go to one place?  6:7 All the labour of man is for



his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.







6:8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor,



that knoweth to walk before the living?  6:9 Better is the sight of



the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and



vexation of spirit.







6:10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is



man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.







6:11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the



better?  6:12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all



the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can



tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?  7:1 A good name is



better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of



one's birth.







7:2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the



house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will



lay it to his heart.







7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the



countenance the heart is made better.







7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart



of fools is in the house of mirth.







7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to



hear the song of fools.







7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of



the fool: this also is vanity.







7:7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the



heart.







7:8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the



patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.







7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the



bosom of fools.







7:10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better



than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.







7:11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to



them that see the sun.







7:12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the



excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have



it.







7:13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which



he hath made crooked?  7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in



the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against



the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.







7:15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just



man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man



that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.







7:16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why



shouldest thou destroy thyself ?  7:17 Be not over much wicked,



neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?  7:18



It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this



withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of



them all.







7:19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are



in the city.







7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and



sinneth not.







7:21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear



thy servant curse thee: 7:22 For oftentimes also thine own heart



knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.







7:23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it



was far from me.







7:24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?



7:25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out



wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly,



even of foolishness and madness: 7:26 And I find more bitter than



death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as



bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall



be taken by her.







7:27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by



one, to find out the account: 7:28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I



find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all



those have I not found.







7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but



they have sought out many inventions.







8:1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a



thing?  a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of



his face shall be changed.







8:2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard



of the oath of God.







8:3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing;



for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.







8:4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto



him, What doest thou?  8:5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no



evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.







8:6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the



misery of man is great upon him.







8:7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when



it shall be?  8:8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to



retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and



there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver



those that are given to it.







8:9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is



done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over



another to his own hurt.







8:10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the



place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had



so done: this is also vanity.







8:11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,



therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do



evil.







8:12 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be



prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear



God, which fear before him: 8:13 But it shall not be well with the



wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow;



because he feareth not before God.







8:14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be



just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked;



again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work



of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.







8:15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under



the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall



abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth



him under the sun.







8:16 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business



that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor



night seeth sleep with his eyes:) 8:17 Then I beheld all the work of



God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun:



because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it;



yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be



able to find it.







9:1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this,



that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of



God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.







9:2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous,



and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean;



to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the



good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an



oath.







9:3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that



there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is



full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after



that they go to the dead.







9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a



living dog is better than a dead lion.







9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any



thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is



forgotten.







9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now



perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing



that is done under the sun.







9:7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a



merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.







9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no



ointment.







9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the



life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the



days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy



labour which thou takest under the sun.







9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for



there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave,



whither thou goest.







9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the



swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise,



nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of



skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.







9:12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken



in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are



the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon



them.







9:13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great



unto me: 9:14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and



there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great



bulwarks against it: 9:15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man,



and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that



same poor man.







9:16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the



poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.







9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him



that ruleth among fools.







9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth



much good.







10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a



stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for



wisdom and honour.







10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at



his left.







10:3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom



faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.







10:4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy



place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.







10:5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error



which proceedeth from the ruler: 10:6 Folly is set in great dignity,



and the rich sit in low place.







10:7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants



upon the earth.







10:8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an



hedge, a serpent shall bite him.







10:9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that



cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.







10:10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he



put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.







10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler



is no better.







10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a



fool will swallow up himself.







10:13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the



end of his talk is mischievous madness.







10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be;



and what shall be after him, who can tell him?  10:15 The labour of



the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to



go to the city.







10:16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes



eat in the morning!  10:17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is



the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength,



and not for drunkenness!  10:18 By much slothfulness the building



decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth



through.







10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money



answereth all things.







10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the



rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice,



and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.







11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many



days.







11:2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not



what evil shall be upon the earth.







11:3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the



earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in



the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.







11:4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth



the clouds shall not reap.







11:5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the



bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou



knowest not the works of God who maketh all.







11:6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not



thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or



that, or whether they both shall be alike good.







11:7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes



to behold the sun: 11:8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in



them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be



many. All that cometh is vanity.







11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee



in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in



the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God



will bring thee into judgment.







11:10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from



thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.







12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil



days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no



pleasure in them; 12:2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or



the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: 12:3



In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong



men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few,



and those that look out of the windows be darkened, 12:4 And the doors



shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low,



and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters



of musick shall be brought low; 12:5 Also when they shall be afraid of



that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree



shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire



shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go



about the streets: 12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the



golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or



the wheel broken at the cistern.







12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit



shall return unto God who gave it.







12:8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.







12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the



people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in



order many proverbs.







12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which



was written was upright, even words of truth.







12:11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the



masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.







12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many



books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.







12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and



keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.







12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret



thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.