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For God gives wisdom, and knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives labor, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Verse ConceptsWealthBeing A BlessingEnjoyment, Lack OfBeing BlessedPromised JoyUseless EndeavourGod Judges The WickedPeople With KnowledgeGod Gives WisdomWisdomWisdom And GuidanceSaving Moneystriving

I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God does it so that they fear before Him.

Verse ConceptsAdding To GodSubtracting From God

Therefore I have seen that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?

Verse ConceptsCareersWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeaccomplishments

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he does not have another to help him.

Verse ConceptsBest FriendsTragedyNot Being Alonehelphelpingpity

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

Verse ConceptsCordsAn Overpowering PresencePlaitingTwo PeopleThreefoldknots

There is no end of all the people, of all who have been before them; they also who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Verse ConceptsVanityUseless Endeavour

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

Verse ConceptsHard LaborWakefulnessMore Than EnoughHard WorkWorryingSleeping Peacefullyworkinghardworkworries

Behold that which I have seen. it is good and right for one to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labor that he labors under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion.

Verse ConceptsDietsEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingSunHaving A Good DayBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifefatehardwork

Also every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

Verse ConceptsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of GodEating Drinking And RejoicingGod Gives WealthRichesthe Gifts of GodBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeWealth And ProsperityEnjoying LifeMoney Blessingspossessionsempowermenthardwork

For he shall not much remember the days of his life, because God answers him in the joy of his heart.

Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionForgetting ThingsJoy And HappinessBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

a man to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a stranger eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Verse ConceptsUseless EndeavourSuffering From ForeignersGod Gives WealthTragedyBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeWealth And ProsperityEnjoying LifeMoney Blessingscatspossessionsempowerment

That which has been is named already, and it is known that he is man. And he is not able to contend with Him who is mightier than he.

Verse ConceptsThe Existence Of ThingsGod Is StrongPeople Naming Thingsfate

For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeTravailWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureUnder The SunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeuncertainty

Do not be hasty to leave his presence. Do not take a stand in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him.

Verse ConceptsAuthorityTurning Against MenThe Presence Of God

Because the word of a king is that which has power; and who may say to him, What are you doing?

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?AuthorityPowerThe Power Of Words

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days be made longer, yet surely I know that it shall be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.

Verse ConceptsOne HundredLiving LongWork EthicEthics

Then I praised gladness, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be glad; for that shall go with him of his labor for the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

Verse ConceptsLifestylesExperience, of lifeEating And DrinkingUnder The SunSunFunStaying Strong During Hard TimesSleeping PeacefullyBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeSunshineEnjoying Liferelaxing

All happens alike to all; there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him who sacrifices, and to him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner. He who swears is as he who fears an oath.

Verse ConceptsApparent InjusticeNot Swearing OathsClean And Unclean

The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him who rules among fools.

Verse ConceptsNo ShoutingFaintnessFools

He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks a hedge, a snake shall bite him.

Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits

The words of a wise mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him.

Verse ConceptsFools

A fool also makes many words; a man knows not what they shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Verse ConceptsMultiplyingWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureToo Many Words

but if a man lives many years, and rejoices in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Preparation ForDark DaysOvertaken By DarknessUseless EndeavourLiving LongBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

also they are afraid of the high place, and terrors along the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets;

Verse ConceptsGrasshoppersFeeblenessMournersAlmond TreesAcrophobiaSlownessWhite HairMourning DeathCondition Of The SpiritFear Will Comeenergymarketing

The words of the wise are like goads; yes, their collected words are like nails driven home; they are given from one Shepherd.

Verse ConceptsNailsSharp Tools