To teach you truly how to give a dependable report to one who sends you?
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
May receive instruction in wise conduct, in what is right, just and fair;
Like the coolness of snow in the heat of the harvest are faithful messengers for those who send them, lifting the spirits of their masters.
Qoheleth sought to find appropriate sayings, and to write down true sayings with precision.
But these are written that you may [come to] believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.
but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope,
I write these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God.