Ecclesiastes 12:12

Hebrew	וְיֹתֵ֥ר מֵהֵ֖מָּה בְּנִ֣י הִזָּהֵ֑ר עֲשׂ֨וֹת סְפָרִ֤ים הַרְבֵּה֙ אֵ֣ין קֵ֔ץ וְלַ֥הַג הַרְבֵּ֖ה יְגִעַ֥ת בָּשָֽׂר
ESV	My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
NIV	Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.
NLT	But, my child, let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out.
LXX	υἱέ μου φύλαξαι ποιῆσαιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω Meaning: * To do * To make This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship. Verb forms Present tense Person Greek Form βιβλίαplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigβιβλίον Means book, scroll or document. Noun, neuter. Declensions of βιβλίον Case Singular Plural Nominative βιβλίον βιβλία Genitive βιβλίου βιβλίων Dative βιβλίῳ πολλά οὐκ ἔστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. περασμός καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” μελέτη πολλὴ κόπωσις σαρκός
KJV	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.

^{Ecclesiastes 12:11 ← Ecclesiastes 12:12 → Ecclesiastes 12:13}

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