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Ecclesiastes 12:11-12
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11 (A)The words of the wise are like goads, and like (B)nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are (C)given by (D)one Shepherd. 12 My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making (E)many books there is no end, and (F)much study is a weariness of the flesh.

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Ecclesiastes 12:11-12
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11 The (A)words of the wise are like [a](B)goads, and masters of these collections are like driven (C)nails; they are given by one Shepherd. 12 But beyond this, my son, be warned: the [b]writing of (D)many books is endless, and excessive (E)study is [c]wearying to the body.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:11 I.e., spiked sticks for driving cattle
  2. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Lit making
  3. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Lit weariness
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