Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure from all my toil, and this was my reward from all my toil.

So I turned and gave my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labors under the sun,

Never be rash with your mouth nor let your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few.

For they will scarcely brood over the days of their lives because God keeps them occupied with the joy of their hearts.

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of everyone, and the living will lay it to heart.

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Surely oppression makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.

I found more bitter than death the woman who is a trap, whose heart is nets, whose hands are fetters; one who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.

Because sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the human heart is fully set to do evil.

Take Life as It Comes

All this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hate one does not know. Everything that confronts them

This is an evil in all that happens under the sun, that the same fate comes to everyone. Moreover, the hearts of humans are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Go, eat your bread with enjoyment and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has long ago approved what you do.

The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.