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
Lexham English Bible
11 The words of the wise are like cattle goads; the collections of the sages are like pricks inflicted by one shepherd.[a] 12 My son, be careful about anything beyond these things.[b] For the writing of books is endless, and too much study is wearisome.[c]
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- Ecclesiastes 12:11 Or “The owner of collections are given by one shepherd”
- Ecclesiastes 12:12 Literally “but from more than them”
- Ecclesiastes 12:12 Literally “increases weariness of flesh”
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