Ecclesiastes 12:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹² But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books,  and much study wearies the body.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² But about going further [than the words given by one Shepherd], my son, be warned. Of making many books there is no end [so do not believe everything you read], and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Common English Bible

¹² Be careful, my child, of anything beyond them! There’s no end to the excessive production of scrolls. Studying too much wearies the body.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² You should require no more than this, my son. For there is no end to the making of many books. And excessive study is an affliction to the flesh.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² More than these, my son, require not. Of making many books there is no end: and much study is an affliction of the flesh.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 4:32

Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs,  and his songs numbered 1,005.

Ecclesiastes 1:18

For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases.

John 20:31

But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah,  the Son  of God,  , and that by believing you may have life in his name.

John 21:25

And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if every one of them were written down, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books  that would be written.

John 5:39

You pore over the Scriptures   because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.