And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Leḇ
Proverbs of Shelomoh: A wise son makes a father rejoice, But a foolish son is his mother’s sorrow.
These too are proverbs of Shelomoh which the men of Ḥ
And besides these, my son, be warned – the making of many books has no end, and much study is a wearying of the flesh.
And besides being wise, Qoheleth also taught the people knowledge, and he listened and sought out – set in order many proverbs.
so that what was spoken by the prophet might be filled, saying, “I shall open My mouth in parables, I shall pour forth what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”