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11 The (A)words of wise men are like (B)goads, and masters of these collections are like [a]well-driven (C)nails; they are given by one Shepherd. 12 But in addition to this, my son, be warned: the making of (D)many books is endless, and much (E)devotion to books is wearying to the flesh.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Lit planted

11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails(A)—given by one shepherd.[a] 12 Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.

Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.(B)

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Or Shepherd