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Ecclesiastes
12 chapters
chapters
- 1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
- 2I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your…
- 3For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business…
- 4And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there…
- 5Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is…
- 6There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men…
- 7A good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than…
- 8Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A…
- 9All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and…
- 10Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more…
- 11Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it…
- 12Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength…