Behold, we have investigated this— it is true. Hear it, and apply it to yourself!”
“Without a doubt you are the people and wisdom will die with you!
“Indeed, my eye has seen it all, my ears have heard and understood it.
I will tell you; listen to me, and what I have seen I will declare,
“Can a man be useful to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
You will come to the grave in vigor, like sheaves of grain in its season.
Job responded and said:
Great are the works of Adonai— searched out by all who delight in them.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you scoff, you bear it alone.
to keep the mitzvot of Adonai and His statutes that I am commanding you today, for your own good?