Epilogue (to Ecclesiastes)
Ecclesiastes 12:9–14 (selections)
Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE
9A further word: Because Koheleth was a sage, he continued to instruct the people. He listened to and tested the soundness of many maxims. 10Koheleth sought to discover useful sayings and recorded genuinely truthful sayings. 11The sayings of the wise are like goads [ . . . ].
13The sum of the matter, when all is said and done: Revere God and…
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