傳道書12:9-14

12:9 再者，傳道者因有智慧，仍將知識教訓眾人；又默想，又考查，又陳說許多箴言。
12:10 傳道者專心尋求可喜悅的言語，是憑正直寫的誠實話。
12:11 智慧人的言語好像刺棍；會中之師的言語又像釘穩的釘子，都是一個牧者所賜的。
12:12 我兒，還有一層，你當受勸戒：著書多，沒有窮盡；讀書多，身體疲倦。
12:13 這些事都已聽見了，總意就是：敬畏上帝，謹守他的誡命，這是人所當盡的本分（或譯：這是眾人的本分）。
12:14 因為人所做的事，連一切隱藏的事，無論是善是惡，上帝都必審問。

⁹ Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. ¹⁰ The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.
¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.^{[b] 12} Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.
Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.

¹³ Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
    for this is the duty of all mankind.
¹⁴ For God will bring every deed into judgment,
    including every hidden thing,
    whether it is good or evil.

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    傳道書的作者在此標明：「敬畏上帝，謹守他的誡命，這是人所當盡的本分。因為人所做的事，連一切隱藏的事，無論是善是惡，上帝都必審問。」

    這也告訴我們，一生當中最重要的事就是「敬畏上帝，謹守他的誡命」！也唯有這樣，我們才能突破人生的無意義，才不會凡事虛空的虛空。因為，上帝使虛空轉為實在。

    因此，我們要快快信靠主耶穌，我們的生命才會從滅亡轉變成永生！