Ecclesiastes 12:9-12

12:9

And moreover
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because the preacher
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was wise
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he still taught
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the people
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knowledge
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yea, he gave good heed
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and sought out
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[and] set in order
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many
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proverbs
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{moreover...: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc}

12:10

The preacher
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sought
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to find out
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acceptable
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words
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and [that which was] written
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[was] upright
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[even] words
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of truth
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{acceptable...: Heb. words of delight}

12:11

The words
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of the wise
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[are] as goads
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and as nails
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fastened
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[by] the masters
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of assemblies
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[which] are given
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from one
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shepherd
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12:12

And further
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by these
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my son
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be admonished
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of making
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many
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books
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[there is] no end
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and much
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study
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[is] a weariness
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of the flesh
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{study: or, reading}