Behold this! We have searched it out; it is so. Hear it, and know it for yourself.
For truly you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
Behold, my eye has seen all this; my ear has heard and understood it.
I will tell you; hear me, and I will recount this that I have seen;
Can a man be of use to God, as one acting wisely is being of use to himself?
You shall come to the grave in full vigor, like a stack of grain comes up in its season.
And Job answered and said:
The works of Jehovah are great, sought out by all those desiring them.
If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself, but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.
to keep the commandments of Jehovah, and His statutes which I am commanding you today, for your good.