Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Studiennotiz
Study Note
The conclusion of Qohelet — 'fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man' — resolves the book's sustained meditation on vanity and transience with the most compressed statement of covenantal obligation in wisdom literature. The phrase 'whole duty of man' is supplied by translators; the Hebrew reads literally 'this is the all of the human' (zeh kol ha'adam) — suggesting not merely a duty but a description of what constitutes full, complete humanity. The redactional conclusion stands in productive tension with the book's interior voices: Qohelet's scepticism is not silenced by the frame but enclosed within it, suggesting that fear of God is the response to rather than the denial of life's ambiguity. Origen and Jerome debated whether Ecclesiastes' frank scepticism was appropriate for Christian reading — the conclusion was instrumental in its canonical acceptance.
Andere Übersetzungen
This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man.
This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
Querverweise
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And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is …
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be …
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do …
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.