In other words, the frame narrator exposes his son to Qohelet in order to show the failure of such “under the sun” thinking. He will direct his son to a different (what we might call “above the sun”) perspective in the concluding two verses of the book (see below). The frame narrator moves now to a general assessment of the wise (who are like Qohelet), followed by advice about future interactions with such writings: “The words of the wise are like goads, and like firmly implanted nails are the masters