World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:13
“This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 12
11
The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12
Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13
This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
14
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
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