And since Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and he described what he had accomplished. And while searching, he composed many parables.
Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, and who hear your wisdom.
Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.
And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he said to him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two struck a pact.
The parables of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel,
A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.
But those who have taught will shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who instruct many towards justice, like the stars for unending eternity.