The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: the cistern.
ECC 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the
spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
ECC 12:8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
ECC 12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught
the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in
order many proverbs.
ECC 12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that
which was written was upright, even words of truth.
ECC 12:11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by
the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
 King James Bible |