Amens: Ecclesiastes

My faves from The Message translation of Ecclesiastes.

• Ecclesiastes 5:2,3 - The less you speak, the better ... Overtalk shows you up as a fool. (in NKJV - Therefore let you words be few. ... And a fool's voice is known by his many words.)
• Ecclesiastes 5:19 - Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift! God deals out joy in the present, the now.
• Ecclesiastes 7:14 - On a good day, enjoy yourself; On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days So that we won't take anything for granted.
• Ecclesiastes 8:1 - Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners.
• Ecclesiastes 10:4 - A calm disposition quiets intemperate rage.
• Ecclesiastes 11:7,8 - Oh, how sweet the light of day, And how wonderful to live in the sunshine! Even if you live a long time, don't take a single day for granted. Take delight in each light-filled hour, Remembering that there will also be many dark days And that most of what to come is smoke.