Ecclesiastes

¹ Charity yields high returns.

² Be a blessing to others. This could be your last night.

³ When the wind blows down a tree, it lies where it falls.

⁴ Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life.

⁵ the mystery of life forming in a pregnant woman, So you'll never understand the mystery at work in all that God does.

⁶ and stick to it until evening without watching the clock. You never know from moment to moment how your work will turn out in the end.

⁷ And how wonderful to live in the sunshine!

⁸ Take delight in each light-filled hour, Remembering that there will also be many dark days And that most of what comes your way is smoke.

⁹ Relish your youthful vigor. Follow the impulses of your heart. If something looks good to you, pursue it. But know also that not just anything goes; You have to answer to God for every last bit of it.

¹⁰ You won't be young forever. Youth lasts about as long as smoke.