Ecclesiastes 12:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ Our bodies will return to the dust of the earth, and the breath of life will go back to God, who gave it to us.

⁸ Useless, useless, said the Philosopher. It is all useless.

The Summing Up

⁹ But because the Philosopher was wise, he kept on teaching the people what he knew. He studied proverbs and honestly tested their truth.