7. And the dust returns to the earth as it once was,and the life breath returns to God who gave it.
8. Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth,all things are vanity!
9. Besides being wise, Qoheleth taught the people knowledge, and weighed, scrutinized and arranged many proverbs.
10. Qoheleth sought to find appropriate sayings, and to write down true sayings with precision.
11. The sayings of the wise are like goads; like fixed spikes are the collected sayings given by one shepherd.