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Everything Is Meaningless
The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:
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Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
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A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.
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Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.
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The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
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Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you—
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Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
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So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.
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The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
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Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.
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At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—
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and fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
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Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
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The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.
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The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.
