7. and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
8. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
9. And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10. The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.
11. The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections of them as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.
12. And besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13. Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.
14. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.