I know everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing can be taken from it, for God so acts that humans might stand in awe before him.

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for {he takes no pleasure} in fools. Fulfill what you vow!

Just as he came from his mother's womb naked, {he will depart} just as he came; he will take nothing with him for his toil.

Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for [death is] the end of every person, and the living should take [it] to his heart.

[It is] good to take hold of the one and also must not let go of the other; for whoever fears God will hold both of them secure.