Everything Is Meaningless 1 The words of the Teacher,son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” 3 What do people gain…

Pleasures Are Meaningless 1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. 2…

A Time for Everything 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to…

Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness 1 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no…

Fulfill Your Vow to God 1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who…

1 I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind: 2 God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their…

Wisdom 1 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to a house…

1 Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance. Obey the King 2 Obey the king’s…

A Common Destiny for All 1 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no…

1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. 2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart…