Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThis isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.
Let us hear the end of the whole matter: FearGod, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.
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).