All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

There is no remembrance of those who came before;
and of those who will come after
there will also be no remembrance
by those who follow them.

The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

I saw all the living, who move about under the sun, follow a second youth who succeeds him.

Watch your step whenever you visit God's house, and come more ready to listen than to offer a fool's sacrifice, since fools never think they're doing evil.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

When you make a promise to God, don't fail to keep it, since he isn't pleased with fools. Keep what you promise

it's better that you don't promise than that you do promise and not follow through.

The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach -- yet his appetite is never satisfied!

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.

Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?

It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.

And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

For everything will have opportunity and judgment, and this the thing that maketh men full of carefulness and sorrow.

Because sentence hath not been done on an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil.

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Always keep your garments white, and don't fail to anoint your head.

For, indeed, man could not know his own time, like fishes which were caught in a cruel net, and like little birds which were caught in a trap, - like them, were ensnared the sons of men, by a time of misfortune, when it fell upon them suddenly.

Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give off a foul odor; so a little foolishness [in one who is esteemed] outweighs wisdom and honor.

A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Someone who quarries stone might be injured; someone splitting logs can fall into danger.

When an iron is blunt, and the point not sharpened, it must be whet again, and that with might. Even so doth wisdom follow diligence.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

The fool is so worn out by a hard day's work {he cannot even find his way home at night}.

Through slothfulness the balks fall down, and through idle hands it raineth in at the house.

Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, How -- bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.

Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.

Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

The Teacher was full of wisdom, and he taught the people with knowledge. He carefully considered many proverbs and carefully arranged them.

When all has been heard, the end of the matter is: fear God [worship Him with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is almighty God] and keep His commandments, for this applies to every person.