Epilogue: The Teacher’s Conclusion — Fear God and Keep His Commands
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
9And furthermore that the preacher was wise: he still taught the people knowledge, and he pondered and searched and arranged many proverbs.10The preacher sought to find words of pleasure, and what was written was uprightness, words of truth.11Words of the wise are like goads, and like nails planted by masters of collections, given from one shepherd.12And furthermore from them, my son, be warned: the making of many scrolls has no end, and much study is weariness of the flesh.13The end of the matter: all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.14For God will bring every deed into judgment upon every hidden thing, whether good or bad.