1:8 All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it:
The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.
1:10 Is there anything about which someone can say, “Look at this! It is new!”?
It was already done long ago, before our time.
2:14 The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.
3:18 I also thought to myself, “It is for the sake of people,
so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.
3:22 So I perceived there is nothing better than for people to enjoy their work,
because that is their reward;
for who can show them what the future holds?
4:12 Although an assailant may overpower one person,
two can withstand him.
Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.
8:3 Do not rush out of the king’s presence in haste – do not delay when the matter is unpleasant,
for he can do whatever he pleases.
10:1 One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench,
so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
10:4 If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position,
for a calm response can undo great offenses.
10:14 yet a fool keeps on babbling.
No one knows what will happen;
who can tell him what will happen in the future?