Ecclesiastes 12 (NKJV)

¹ “I have no pleasure in them”: ² And the clouds do not return after the rain; ³ And those that look through the windows grow dim; ⁴ And all the daughters of music are brought low. ⁵ And the mourners go about the streets. ⁶ Or the wheel broken at the well. ⁷ And the spirit will return to God who gave it. ⁸ “All is vanity.” ⁹ And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs. ¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth. ¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. ¹² And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh. ¹³ For this is man’s all. ¹⁴ Whether good or evil.