Study Desk

Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.

then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor's power: go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor.

For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies—just like the fool!

So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile—like chasing the wind.

So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor.

So I perceived there is nothing better than for people to enjoy their work, because that is their reward; for who can show them what the future holds?

Two people are better than one, because they can reap more benefit from their labor.

For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.

Whatever has happened was foreordained, and what happens to a person was also foreknown. It is useless for him to argue with God about his fate because God is more powerful than he is.

Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

Obey the king's command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.

But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.