The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man,” for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.

But better off than both of them is the one who has never existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.

It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.

Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.