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Ecclesiastes 12:9-11
Contemporary English Version

Respect and Obey God

9 I was a wise teacher with much understanding, and I collected a number of proverbs that I had carefully studied. 10 Then I tried to explain these things in the best and most accurate way.

11 Words of wisdom are like the stick a farmer uses to make animals move. These sayings come from a shepherd,[a] and they are like nails that fasten things together.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 12.11 a shepherd: This may be a reference to God as shepherd (see also Psalm 23.1).
  2. 12.11 These sayings … together: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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