Ecclesiastes

Wisdom Better Than Folly 11 Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to

Death Comes to All 9 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand

Keep the King’s Command 8 Who is like the wise?    And who knows the interpretation of a thing?A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,    and the hardness of his

19 Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. 20 Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who

14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that

The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly 7 A good name is better than precious ointment,    and the day of death than the day of birth.2 It is better to

6 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: 2 a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor 8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not

Fear God 5 [a] Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools,

4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity[a] and a striving after