I communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have come to greatness, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

I made myself great works; I built houses; I planted vineyards:

I got myself male and female servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle more than all that were in Jerusalem before me:

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that has not labored in it shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by their owners to their hurt.

And this also is a great evil, that just as he came, so shall he go: and what profit has he who has labored for the wind?

This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, leave not your post; for yielding pacifies great offences.

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

Before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.