Ecclesiastes 12:11-12
Christian Standard Bible
11 The sayings of the wise are like cattle prods,(A) and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails.(B) The sayings are given by one Shepherd.[a]
12 But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books,(C) and much study wearies the body.(D)
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- 12:11 Or by a shepherd
Ecclesiastes 12:11-12
Common English Bible
11 The words of the wise are like iron-tipped prods;
the collected sayings of the masters
are like nails fixed firmly by a shepherd.[a]
12 Be careful, my child, of anything beyond them!
There’s no end to the excessive production of scrolls. Studying too much wearies the body.
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- Ecclesiastes 12:11 Or fixed by one shepherd
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