Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 (Holman Christian Standard)

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The Teacher's Objectives and Conclusion

9 In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs. 10 The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and to accurately write words of truth. 11 The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.^a 12 But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body. 13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is: fear God^b and keep His commands, because this [is for] all humanity. 14 For God will bring every act to judgment,^c including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

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