American Standard Version

1 For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise,

1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom maketh his

1 A `good’ name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; `so’ doth a little folly

1 Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw

1 Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to