Study Desk

Keep to the middle of the road. You can do this if you truly respect God.

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.

I did learn one thing: We were completely honest when God created us, but now we have twisted minds.

If you promised God that you would be loyal to the king, I advise you to keep that promise.

They commit hundreds of crimes and live to a ripe old age, in spite of the saying: Everyone who lives right and respects God will prosper,

but no one who sins and rejects God will prosper or live very long.

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 saw everything God does, and I realized that no one can really understand what happens. We may be very wise, but no matter how much we try or how much we claim to know, we cannot understand it all.

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.

But exactly the same thing will finally happen to all of us, whether we live right and respect God or sin and don't respect God. Yes, the same thing will happen if we offer sacrifices to God or if we don't, if we keep our promises or break them.

Be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do.

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.

Be cheerful and enjoy life while you are young! Do what you want and find pleasure in what you see. But don't forget that God will judge you for everything you do.

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

Words of wisdom are like the stick a farmer uses to make animals move. These sayings come from God, our only shepherd, and they are like nails that fasten things together.

Everything you were taught can be put into a few words: Respect and obey God! This is what life is all about.

God will judge everything we do, even what is done in secret, whether good or bad.

Israel, you are a sinful nation loaded down with guilt. You are wicked and corrupt and have turned from the Lord , the holy God of Israel.

You are no better than the leaders and people of Sodom and Gomorrah! So listen to the Lord God:

Many people will come and say, "Let's go to the mountain of the Lord God of Jacob and worship in his temple." The Lord will teach us his Law from Jerusalem, and we will obey him.