7When the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return unto God who gave it.—
8Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth: all is vanity.—
9And in addition to this that Koheleth was wise, he continually also taught the people knowledge, and he probed, and searched out, and composed many proverbs.
10Koheleth sought to find out acceptable words, and that which would be written down uprightly, even words of truth.