Ecclesiastes 12:11-12
New Living Translation
11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd[a] drives the sheep.
12 But, my child,[b] let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out.
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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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