7. And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
8. Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.
9. And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out--he made right many similes.
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.
14. For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'