12:8 Emptiness upon emptiness —said the Assembler— everything is a passing away.17, 18 12:9 The Assembler was a sage; he not only investigated truth, he taught it to the people as well. He listened closely and examined the world’s wisdom and compiled many proverbs.1 12:10 The Assembler sought out truth and expounded it plainly.
Ecclesiastes 12:8–10