I acquired male and female servants and had slaves who were born in my house. I also owned many herds of cattle and flocks, more than all who were before me in Jerusalem.

I also amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered male and female singers for myself, and many concubines, the delights of men.

For dreams result from much work and a fool’s voice from many words.

For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.

Whereas many riches are, there are many also that spend them away. And what pleasure more hath he that possesseth them, saving that he may look upon them with his eyes?

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

for you know that many times you yourself have cursed others.

Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

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

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

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

And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and'set in order many proverbs.

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.