16 Give and take, treat yourself well,for in Sheol there are no joys to seek.
17 All flesh grows old like a garment;the age-old law is: everyone must die.
18 As with the leaves growing on a luxuriant tree—one falls off and another sprouts—So with the generations of flesh and blood:one dies and another flourishes.
19 All human deeds surely perish;the works they do follow after them.
20 Happy those who meditate on Wisdom,and fix their gaze on knowledge;
21 Who ponder her ways in their heart,and understand her paths;
22 Who pursue her like a scout,and watch at her entry way;