Study Desk

I got whatever I wanted and did whatever made me happy. But most of all, I enjoyed my work.

Wisdom is like having two good eyes; foolishness leaves you in the dark. But wise or foolish, we all end up the same.

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

I looked again and saw people being mistreated everywhere on earth. They were crying, but no one was there to offer comfort, and those who mistreated them were powerful.

But those who have never been born are better off than anyone else, because they have never seen the terrible things that happen on this earth."

For example, some people don't have friends or family. But they are never satisfied with what they own, and they never stop working to get more. They should ask themselves, "Why am I always working to have more? Who will get what I leave behind?" What a senseless and miserable life!

If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble.

Someone might be able to beat up one of you, but not both of you. As the saying goes, "A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break."

You may be poor and young. But if you are wise, you are better off than a foolish old king who won't listen to advice.

His followers could not even be counted. But years from now, no one will praise him—this makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Be careful what you do when you enter the house of God. Some fools go there to offer sacrifices, even though they haven't sinned. But it's best just to listen when you go to worship.

If you have to work hard for a living, you can rest well at night, even if you don't have much to eat. But if you are rich, you can't even sleep.

I have seen something terribly unfair. People get rich, but it does them no good.

You may live a long time and have a hundred children. But a child born dead is better off than you, unless you enjoy life and have a decent burial.

That child will never live to see the sun or to have a name, and it will go straight to the world of darkness. But it will still find more rest than you,

We struggle just to have enough to eat, but we are never satisfied.

A sensible person mourns, but fools always laugh.

I told myself that I would be smart and try to understand all of this, but it was too much for me.

Here is what I discovered: A bad woman is worse than death. She is a trap, reaching out with body and soul to catch you. But if you obey God, you can escape. If you don't obey, you are done for.

but so far I have not been able to. I do know there is one good man in a thousand, but never have I found a good woman.