And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.

For all this I laid to my heart and indeed to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.

Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.

Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;

but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all, yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many: all that cometh is vanity.

Rejoice, young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.