Eccl 9:9 Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun.
Eccl 9:10 ¶ Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
Eccl 9:11 ¶ I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.
Eccl 9:12 Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.
Eccl 9:13 ¶ Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.
Eccl 9:14 There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.
Eccl 9:15 But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Eccl 9:16 So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.
Eccl 9:17 The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
Eccl 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
Eccl 10:1 Dead flies make a perfumer's oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.
Eccl 10:3 Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.
Eccl 10:4 If the ruler's temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.
Eccl 10:5 ¶ There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler--
Eccl 10:6 folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.
Eccl 10:7 I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.
Eccl 10:8 ¶ He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.
Eccl 10:9 He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and he who splits logs may be endangered by them.
Eccl 10:10 If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
Eccl 10:11 If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.