Ecclesiastes

The words of Qohelet, son of David, king in Jerusalem.…

I said to myself, 'Come now, I will test you with pleasure — enjoy what is good.' But look…

For everything there is an appointed time, and a season for every matter under heaven:…

Again I looked and saw all the acts of oppression committed under the sun. I saw the tears…

Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to bring a word before God…

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity:…

A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth…

Who is like the wise person? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A person's wisdom m…

I took all this to heart and examined it all: the righteous and the wise and their deeds a…

Dead flies make the perfumer's oil stink and ferment. So a little folly outweighs wisdom a…

Send your bread out upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.…

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the y…