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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.

For if they had power to know so much, That they should be able to explore the course of things, How is it that they did not sooner find the Sovereign Lord of these his works?

The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.

Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

Your eyes saw my imperfection, and all this shall be written in your book. Days will be formed, and no one shall be in them.

Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

Now therefore, if it seem good, O king, let search be made among the royal archives of our lord the king that are in Babylon :

Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

To occupy the ground, and to indulge in long discussions, and to be curious in particulars, becomes the first author of the history:

Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

Now there was an idol with the Babylonians named Bel. And each day there was expended on him twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.

But a disciplined and well-taught man will take care of himself.

And he said to me, If I had asked you, saying, How many dwellings are there in the heart of the sea? or how many springs are there at the fountain head of the deep? or how many ways are above the firmament? or which are the outgoings of hell? or which are the paths of paradise?

And hardly do we divine the things that are on earth, And the things that are close at hand we find with labor; But the things that are in the heavens who ever yet traced out?

And reasoning, the universal husbandman, purging, and pruning these severally, and binding round, and watering, and transplanting, in every way improves the materials of the morals and affections.

For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.

And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema , and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah , and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah , and Mishael, and Malchijah , and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah , and Meshullam.

I am the mother of the beauty of love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope.

and, reverencing my kindly admonition, have pity upon your own years?

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,