Study Desk

Don't let your mouth get you in trouble! And don't say to the worship leader, "I didn't mean what I said." God can destroy everything you have worked for, so don't say something that makes God angry.

The more you have, the more everyone expects from you. Your money won't do you any good—others will just spend it for you.

If you have to work hard for a living, you can rest well at night, even if you don't have much to eat. But if you are rich, you can't even sleep.

Suddenly they lose everything in a bad business deal, then have nothing to leave for their children.

They came into this world naked, and when they die, they will be just as naked. They can't take anything with them, and they won't have anything to show for all their work.

What is the best thing to do in the short life that God has given us? I think we should enjoy eating, drinking, and working hard. This is what God intends for us to do.

Everything that happens was decided long ago. We humans know what we are like, and we can't argue with God, because he is too strong for us.

Life is short and meaningless, and it fades away like a shadow. Who knows what is best for us? Who knows what will happen after we are gone?

I have seen everything during this senseless life of mine. I have seen good citizens die for doing the right thing, and I have seen criminals live to a ripe old age.

I told myself that I would be smart and try to understand all of this, but it was too much for me.

Here is what I discovered: A bad woman is worse than death. She is a trap, reaching out with body and soul to catch you. But if you obey God, you can escape. If you don't obey, you are done for.

Life is hard, but there is a time and a place for everything,

It's terribly unfair for the same thing to happen to each of us. We are mean and foolish while we live, and then we die.

A country is in for trouble when its ruler is childish, and its leaders party all day long.

Be cheerful and enjoy life while you are young! Do what you want and find pleasure in what you see. But don't forget that God will judge you for everything you do.

Take me to your home. The Young Women Speak: We are happy for you! And we praise your love even more than wine. She Speaks: Young women of Jerusalem, it is only right that you should adore him. My skin is dark and beautiful, like a tent in the desert or like Solomon's curtains.

Refresh and strengthen me with raisins and apples. I am hungry for love!

She Speaks: While in bed at night, I reached for the one I love with heart and soul. I looked for him, but he wasn't there.

So I searched through the town for the one I love. I looked on every street, but he wasn't there.

She Speaks: I was asleep, but dreaming: The one I love was at the door, knocking and saying, "My darling, my very own, my flawless dove, open the door for me! My head is drenched with evening dew."