He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but man cannot discover the work God has done from beginning to end.

There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “So who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself from good?” This too is futile and a miserable task.

It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
since that is the end of all mankind,
and the living should take it to heart.

The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.

It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.

The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly,
but the end of his speaking is evil madness.

But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.