16. Wathetha ke umzekeliso kubo, esithi, Umhlaba womntu othile osisityebi wachuma kakhulu;
17. wayecamanga phakathi kwakhe, esithi, Ndiya kuthini na; ngokuba andinandawo ndiya kuzihlanganisela kuyo iziqhamo zam?
18. Wathi, Nantsi into endiya kuyenza; ndiya kubawisa phantsi oovimba bam, ndakhe abangaphezulu kwabo; ndizihlanganisele khona zonke izilimo zam, nezinto zam ezilungileyo;
19. ndithi kuwo umphefumlo wam, Mphefumlo, unezinto ezininzi ezilungileyo, ezibekelwe iminyaka emininzi; phumla, yidla, sela, yiba nemihlali.
20. Uthe ke uThixo kuye, Msweli-kuqonda, ngobu busuku umphefumlo wakho uya kubizwa kuwe; ziya kuba zezikabani na ke ezo zinto uzilungisileyo?
21. Únjalo lowo uziqwebela ubutyebi, engenabutyebi kuThixo.
22. Wathi ke kubo abafundi bakhe, Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuni, Musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu, ngokuthi ningadla ntoni na; kwanomzimba, ngokuthi ningambatha ntoni na.
23. Ubomi bukhulu kunokudla, nomzimba kunento yokwambatha.
24. Qondani ngamahlungulu la, ngokuba akahlwayeli, akavuni; kuwo akukho qonga navimba, kanti noko uThixo uyawondla; nina nibeke phi na ke, ukuzigqitha iintaka!
25. Nguwuphi na ke kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala ongèze ebukhulwini bakhe ikubhite* ibe nye?
26. Ukuba ngoko aninako ukwenza neyona nto incinane, yini na ukuba nizixhalele ezinye?
27. Qondani ngeenyibiba, ukuhluma kwazo; azibulaleki, azisonti nokusonta; ndithi ke kuni, Naye uSolomon, kubo bonke ubunewunewu bakhe, wayengavathanga nanjenganye yazo ezi.
28. Ukuba ke ingca, leyo isendle, ethi namhla ibekho, ize ngomso iphoswe eziko, wenjenjalo uThixo ukuyambesa, wobeka phi na ke kuni, bantundini balukholo luncinane?
29. Nani nize ningafuni ukuthi ningadla ntoni na, nisele ntoni na;
30. kanjalo nize ningathingazi; ngokuba zonke ezo nto zingxanyelwe ziintlanga zehlabathi; uYihlo ke uyazi ukuba niziswele ezo zinto.
31. Funani ubukumkani bukaThixo nina, zaye zonke ezo zinto ziya kongezelelwa kuni.