The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThe words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.
The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections [of them] as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).