1 I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind: 2 God gives some people wealth, possessions and honour, 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 honour. 2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart…

Invest in many ventures 1 Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. 2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not…

1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, ‘I find no pleasure in them’…