Study Desk

Suddenly I realized that others would someday get everything I had worked for so hard, then I started hating it all.

Everything God has done will last forever; nothing he does can ever be changed. God has done all this, so that we will worship him.

So I told myself that God has set a time and a place for everything. He will judge everyone, both the wicked and the good.

Don't talk before you think or make promises to God without thinking them through. God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so don't talk too much.

God doesn't like fools. So don't be slow to keep your promises to God.

Don't let your mouth get you in trouble! And don't say to the worship leader, "I didn't mean what I said." God can destroy everything you have worked for, so don't say something that makes God angry.

God will keep you so happy that you won't have time to worry about each day.

The more we talk, the less sense we make, so what good does it do to talk?

So don't destroy yourself by being too good or acting too smart!

So I decided to learn everything I could and become wise enough to discover what life is all about. At the same time, I wanted to understand why it's stupid and senseless to be an evil fool.

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.

If you obey the king, you will stay out of trouble. So be smart and learn what to do and when to do it.

So I think we should get as much out of life as we possibly can. There is nothing better than to enjoy our food and drink and to have a good time. Then we can make it through this troublesome life that God has given us here on earth.

I thought about these things. Then I understood that God has power over everyone, even those of us who are wise and live right. Anything can happen to any of us, and so we never know if life will be good or bad.

Life is short, and you love your wife, so enjoy being with her. This is what you are supposed to do as you struggle through life on this earth.

So I decided that wisdom is better than strength. Yet if you are poor, no one pays any attention to you, no matter how smart you are.

No one can explain how a baby breathes before it is born. So how can anyone explain what God does? After all, he created everything.

So our bodies return to the earth, and the life-giving breath returns to God.

and you smell so sweet. All the young women adore you; the very mention of your name is like spreading perfume.

Don't stare at me just because the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they made me work in the vineyard, and so I neglected my complexion. Don't let the other shepherds think badly of me.