1 Lo! my children, the things which I have gained on the earth and meditated upon from the Lord God I have compiled the account of all, and concerning the years I have 1 have written down both winter and summer. calculated each hour; I have measured the hours and written out the lists of them and I have ascertained all their
2 As one year is more honourable than differences. another, so is one man more honourable than another. man on account of many possessions, that man on account of the wisdom of the heart; this man on account of understanding, another on account of cunning; this man for the silence of the lips; this man on account of purity, that on account of strength; this man on account of comeliness, another on account of youth; this man on account of sharpness of mind, another on account of quicksightedness of body, and another for the perception of many things.
3 Let it be heard everywhere; there is no one greater than he who fears God. He shall be the most glorious for ever.