Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
There is no new thing under the sun.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness.
The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun.
The wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Whatever has happened, will happen again. Whatever you did, will be done again. There’s nothing new on this earth.
Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning.
Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it.
Ecclesiastes Quotes part 2
Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
The more words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
Everyone’s toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.
Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise — why destroy yourself?
Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.
A fool’s voice is known by his many words.
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
It is better to be a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king who refuses all advice.
Money is the answer for everything.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire.
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.
As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.
Do not say, ‘Why were the old days better than these?’ For it is not wise to ask such questions.
People should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment, and a babbler is no better.
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Though it may be true that no one knows the future, wise people can use the past to make decisions now.
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