Ecclesiastes 12:10-13 in English

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

¹² And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Hear the end of the matter, the sum: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.

¹⁰ The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

¹² And moreover, my son, guard yourself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Hear the end of the matter, the sun: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ I searched for the right words, and what I have written is reliable and true.

¹¹ The things that I and other wise people say teach people what they should do; they are like SIM ◄goads/sharp sticks that people use to strike animals to direct where they should go►. They are like SIM nails that stick out of pieces of wood. They are given to us by God, who is like MET our shepherd.

¹² So, my son, pay careful attention to what I have written, and choose carefully what you read that others have written, because writing proverbs/books is endless, and trying to study them all will cause you to become exhausted.

¹³ Now you have heard all that I have told you, and here is the conclusion: Revere God, and obey his commandments, because those commandments summarize everything that people should do.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

¹² And moreover, my son, guard yourself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Hear the end of the matter, the sun: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.

¹¹ The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

¹² And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh.

¹³ This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections of them as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.

¹² And besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.

¹⁰ He sought profitable words, and wrote words most right, and full of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails deeply fastened in, which by the counsel of masters are given from one shepherd.

¹² More than these, my son, require not. Of making many books there is no end: and much study is an affliction of the flesh.

¹³ Let us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is all man:

¹⁰ The Teacher looked for the best way to explain things, writing truthfully and honestly.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like cattle prods. Their collected sayings are like nails driven home, given by one shepherd.

¹² In addition, my student, take care, for there's no end to book writing, and too much study wears you out.

¹³ To sum up now that everything has been discussed: Respect God by keeping his commandments, for that's what everyone should do.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth.

¹¹ The wordes of the wise are like goads, and like nailes fastened by the masters of the assemblies, which are giuen by one pastour.

¹² And of other things beside these, my sone, take thou heede: for there is none ende in making many bookes, and much reading is a wearines of the flesh.

¹³ Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.

¹⁰ Koheleth sought to find out words of delight, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are those that are composed in collections; they are given from one shepherd.

¹² And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ The end of the matter, all having been heard: fear God, and keep His commandments; for this is the whole man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ Koheleth sought to find out acceptable words, and that which would be written down uprightly, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails fastened are the words of the men of the assemblies, which are given by one shepherd.

¹² But more than all these, my son, take warning for thyself: the making of many books would have no end; and much preaching is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ The end of the matter is, let us hear the whole: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought diligently To find out acceptable words, And a correct writing, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, And as nails firmly fastened, Which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

¹² And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: Of making many books there is no end; And much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Hear the end of the matter, the sum: Fear God, and keep his commandments: For this is the whole man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and to write correctly words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads; yea, as nails driven in are the words of members of assemblies, given by one shepherd.

¹² And, moreover, by these, my son, be warned! To the multiplying of books there is no end, and much study wearieth the flesh.

¹³ Let us hear the end of the whole discourse! Fear God and keep his commandments! For this is the duty of every man.

¹⁰ The Teacher sought to write using vivid, upright words of truth.

¹¹ The words of wise people are like goads. Like nails driven deeply are the words of the masters in collections of their proverbs, which are taught by one shepherd.

¹² My son, be aware of something more: the making of many books, which has no end and much study brings weariness to the body.

¹³ The end of the matter after everything has been heard, is that you must fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of mankind.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹² Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁰ he sought profitable words, and he wrote most rightful or right words, and full of truth.

¹¹ The words of wise men be as pricks, and as nails fastened deep, which be given of one shepherd by the counsels of masters.

¹² My son, seek thou no more than these; none end there is to make many books, and oft thinking is torment of the flesh.

¹³ All we hear together the end of speaking. Dread thou God, and keep his behests; that is to know, every man.

¹⁰ he sought (out) profitable words, and he wrote most rightful words, and full of truth.

¹¹ The words of wise men be as pricks, and as nails fastened deep, which be given of one shepherd by the counsels of masters. (For the words of the wise be like pricks, and like nails driven deep, for they be given from the one Shepherd for the counsel of us all.)

¹² My son, seek thou no more than these; none end there is to make many books, and oft thinking is (a) torment of the flesh. (My son, seek thou no more than this; for there is no end to the making of many books, and thinking too much will only torment thy flesh.)

¹³ All we hear together the end of (the) speaking. Dread thou God, and keep his behests; that is (for) to know, every man. (Hear now the end, or the conclusion, of all this speaking. Fear God or Revere God, and obey his commands; that is for everyone to know.)

¹⁰ The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written by the upright, words of truth.

¹¹ Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

¹² And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³ The end of the whole matter let us hear: — 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.