Eclesiastés 12:9-14

9 El Predicador, además de ser sabio, enseñó también sabiduría al pueblo; y ponderó, investigó y compuso muchos proverbios.

10 El Predicador trató de encontrar palabras agradables, y de escribir correctamente palabras de verdad.

11 Las palabras de los sabios son como aguijones, y como clavos bien clavados las de los maestros de colecciones, dadas por un Pastor.

12 Pero además de esto, hijo mío, estate prevenido: el hacer muchos libros no tiene fin, y demasiada dedicación a ellos es fatiga del cuerpo.

13 La conclusión, cuando todo se ha oído, es ésta: teme a Dios y guarda sus mandamientos, porque esto concierne a toda persona.

14 Porque Dios traerá toda obra a juicio, junto con todo lo oculto, sea bueno o sea malo.

Eclesiastés 12:9-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ECCLESIASTES 12

This chapter begins with advice to young men, which is continued from the preceding; and particularly to remember their Creator in the days of their youth; enforced from the consideration of the troubles and inconveniences of old age, Ec 12:1; which, in an allegorical way, is beautifully described, Ec 12:2-6; and from the certainty of death, when it would be too late, Ec 12:7. And then the wise man returns to his first proposition, and which he kept in view all along, that all is vanity in youth or old age, Ec 12:8; and recommends the reading of this book, from the diligence, pains and labour, he used in composing it; from the sententious matter in it; from the agreeable, acceptable, and well chosen words, in which he had expressed it; and from the wisdom, uprightness, truth, efficacy, and authority of the doctrines of it, Ec 12:9-11; and from its preference to other books, which were wearisome both to author and reader, Ec 12:12. And it is concluded with the scope and design, the sum and substance of the whole of it, reducible to these two heads; the fear of God, and obedience to him, Ec 12:13; and which are urged from the consideration of a future judgment, into which all things shall be brought, Ec 12:14.