Ecclesiastes

Can flesh save flesh?

No, it never came to pass.

Can education save man?

No, it never came to pass.

Can philosophy save philosophers?

No, it never came to pass.

Can properties save their owners?

No, it never came to pass.

One generation witnessed the failure of efforts before them,

And said it should never be their lot;

Yet went down the same track to their deadly fall.

Our world can never be short of foolishness!

Those who succeeded in catching the wind,

Also succeeded in catching up with wisdom;

And there is time for every experience under the sun.

But when did men stop being animals?

The beasts do celebrate their work of find,

And men also celebrate their works of oppression:

As they hunt after the wind, after the wind;

But in the hands of two,

Pluriformity gives just one kick to uniformity,

Before beauty is upgraded to a civil status,

And real meaning is donated to celebrants.

Time and again wisdom has admonished:

That one must sell his ears to every speaker

But hoard their mouth for greater profit towards God.

This is not vanity, the top hat of resplendence—

Vanity is the shadow from excess of good to spite evil

And the overcoat of evil that spites good.

However, the fear of God tames the muchness in the least and the most;

Because the fear of God is actual wisdom.

For it is well with your soul when God accepts your works.