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13 At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—

15 The toil of fools wearies them; they do not know the way to town.

1 Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.

3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?

13 I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.

1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

6 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

4 It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.

11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.

17 Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool— why die before your time?

7 Since no one knows the future, who can tell someone else what is to come?

16 Woe to the land whose king was a servantand whose princes feast in the morning.

4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.

9 The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

4 Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.