And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.