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Ecclesiastes 12:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Epilogue. 9 [a]Besides being wise, Qoheleth taught the people knowledge, and weighed, scrutinized and arranged many proverbs. 10 Qoheleth sought to find appropriate sayings, and to write down true sayings with precision. 11 The sayings of the wise are like goads; like fixed spikes are the collected sayings given by one shepherd.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:9 A disciple briefly describes and praises the master’s skill and reputation as a sage.
  2. 12:11 One shepherd: perhaps referring to the book’s author, who gathers or “shepherds” together its contents. God could also be “the one shepherd,” the ultimate depository and source of true wisdom.
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