Ecclesiastes 12:9-11

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

Epilogue

⁹Besides being wise, the Teacher^[a] also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs. ¹⁰The Teacher^[b] sought to find pleasing words, and he wrote words of truth plainly.

¹¹The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings that are given by one shepherd.^[c]

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 12:9 Qoheleth, traditionally rendered Preacher
Ecclesiastes 12:10 Qoheleth, traditionally rendered Preacher
Ecclesiastes 12:11 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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