for he does not often consider the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

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.

Grief is better than laughter,
for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.

Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry,
for anger abides in the heart of fools.

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap, her heart a net, and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her.

The one who keeps a command will not experience anything harmful, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

Because the sentence against a criminal act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit crime.

I observed all the work of God and concluded that man is unable to discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though a man labors hard to explore it, he cannot find it; even if the wise man claims to know it, he is unable to discover it.

Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands.People don’t know whether to expect love or hate. Everything lies ahead of them.

Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.

A wise man’s heart goes to the right,
but a fool’s heart to the left.

Even when the fool walks along the road, his heart lacks sense,
and he shows everyone he is a fool.

The one who quarries stones may be hurt by them;
the one who splits trees may be endangered by them.

Rejoice, young man, while you are young,
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.
And walk in the ways of your heart
and in the sight of your eyes;
but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.

Remove sorrow from your heart,
and put away pain from your flesh,
because youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is: fear God and keep His commands, because this is for all humanity.