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Ecclesiastes 2 - The Futility of Self-Indulgence, Wisdom and Joy Given to One Who Pleases God

I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, “It...

Ecclesiastes 3 - Everything Has Its Time

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and...

Ecclesiastes 4 - The Value of a Friend

Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the...

Ecclesiastes 5 - Reverence, Humility, and Contentment

[a] Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; to draw near to listen is better than the sacrifice offered by fools; for they do...

Ecclesiastes 6 - The Frustration of Desires

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind: 2 those to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and...

Ecclesiastes 7 - A Disillusioned View of Life, The Riddles of Life

A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death, than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning...

Ecclesiastes 8 - Obey the King and Enjoy Yourself, God’s Ways Are Inscrutable

Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? Wisdom makes one’s face shine, and the hardness of one’s...

Ecclesiastes 9 - Take Life as It Comes, Wisdom Superior to Folly

All this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God; whether it is love or...

Ecclesiastes 10 - Miscellaneous Observations

Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. 2 The heart of the wise...

Ecclesiastes 11 - The Value of Diligence, Youth and Old Age

Send out your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will get it back. 2 Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do...

Ecclesiastes 12 - Epilogue

Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come, and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no...

Song of Solomon 1 - Colloquy of Bride and Friends, Colloquy of Bridegroom, Friends, and Bride

The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. Colloquy of Bride and Friends 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is...

Song of Solomon 2 - Springtime Rhapsody

I am a rose[a] of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. 2 As a lily among brambles, so is my love among maidens. 3 As an apple tree among the...

Song of Solomon 3 - Love’s Dream, The Groom and His Party Approach

Upon my bed at night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he gave no answer.[a] 2 “I will...

Song of Solomon 4 - The Bride’s Beauty Extolled

How beautiful you are, my love, how very beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats, moving down...

Song of Solomon 5 - Another Dream, Colloquy of Friends and Bride

I come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I gather my myrrh with my spice, I eat my honeycomb with my honey, I drink my wine with my...

Song of Solomon 6 - The Bride’s Matchless Beauty

Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Which way has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you? 2 My beloved has...

Song of Solomon 7 - Expressions of Praise

How graceful are your feet in sandals, O queenly maiden! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand. 2 Your navel is...

Song of Solomon 8 - Homecoming

O that you were like a brother to me, who nursed at my mother’s breast! If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise...

Isaiah 1 - The Wickedness of Judah, The Degenerate City

The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of...

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