5. Likewise, they will fear the things above them, and they will dread the way. The almond tree will flourish; the locust will be fattened; and the caper plant will scattered, because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall wander around in the street.
6. Before the silver cord is broken, and the golden band pulls away, and the pitcher is crushed over the fountain, and the wheel is broken above the cistern,
7. and the dust returns to its earth, from which it was, and the spirit returns to God, who granted it.
8. Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all is vanity!
9. And since Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and he described what he had accomplished. And while searching, he composed many parables.
10. He sought useful words, and he wrote most righteous words, which were full of truth.
11. The words of the wise are like a goad, and like nails deeply fastened, which, through the counsel of teachers, are set forth by one pastor.
12. You should require no more than this, my son. For there is no end to the making of many books. And excessive study is an affliction to the flesh.