What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?

For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.

For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.

Grain is crushed, though one certainly does not thresh it forever. The wheel of one’s wagon rolls over it, but his horses do not crush it.

He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.

Does he argue with useless talk, with words that have no value in them?

The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.

(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home –

The woman called Folly is brash, she is naive and does not know anything.

Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?

If he does not redeem the field, but sells the field to someone else, he may never redeem it.

After that a voice roars; he thunders with an exalted voice, and he does not hold back his lightning bolts when his voice is heard.

Whoever does not bow down and pay homage will immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire!”

And whoever does not bow down and pay homage must be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.

Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense, or does the law not say this as well?

because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord.

But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.