Ecclesiastes 12:12

My sone, seke thou no more than these; noon ende is to make many bookis, and ofte thenkyng is turment of fleisch.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11The wordis of wise men ben as prickis, and as nailis fastned deepe, whiche ben youun of o scheepherde bi the counsels of maistris.

13Alle we here togydere the ende of spekyng. Drede thou God, and kepe hise heestis; `that is to seie, ech man.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:18for in myche wisdom is myche indignacioun, and he that encressith kunnyng, encreessith also trauel.

John 5:39Seke ye scripturis, in which ye gessen to haue euerlastynge lijf; and tho it ben, that beren witnessyng of me.

John 21:25And ther ben also manye othere thingis that Jhesus dide, whiche if thei ben writun bi ech bi hym silf, Y deme that the world hym silf schal not take tho bookis, that ben to be writun. Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth

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