The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that the fate of one becomes the fate of all of them.

I know that there is nothing better for them than to be glad and to do good in one’s lifetime;

As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will carry nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can bring in his hand.

Here is what I have seen to be good, which is beautiful: to eat, to drink, and to see good in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

for that one comes in vanity and goes into darkness; and that one’s name is covered in darkness.

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not fulfilled.

Better is a good name than good oil, And better is the day of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.

Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines his face and causes his stern face to beam.

For there is a proper time and custom for every matter, though a man’s trouble is multiplied upon him.

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little simpleminded folly is weightier than wisdom and honor.

A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.

If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because calmness causes great offenses to be abandoned.