When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and skill, then he gives his legacy to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil.

For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.

When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!

When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?

When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.

Sorrow is better than laughter,
For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

If no one knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen?

When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night),

Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.

Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them”;

The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.