6— before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern;
7and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
9And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.
11The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections of them as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.
12And besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.