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Ecclesiastes 12:9–12

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9Cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes,

docuit populum, et enarravit quæ fecerat;

et investigans composuit parabolas multas.

10Quæsivit verba utilia,

et conscripsit sermones rectissimos ac veritate plenos.

11Verba sapientium sicut stimuli,

et quasi clavi in altum defixi,

quæ per magistrorum consilium data sunt a pastore uno.

12His amplius, fili mi, ne requiras.

Faciendi plures libros nullus est finis;

frequensque meditatio, carnis afflictio est.

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Ecclesiastes 12:11: The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd.