Ecclesiastes 12:9-11

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Teacher’s Objectives and Conclusion

⁹ In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.^{(A) 10} The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately. ¹¹ The sayings of the wise are like goads,^(B) and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails.^(C) The sayings are given by one Shepherd.^[a]