³ An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.

¹³ And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It `is' a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

²¹ Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,

²² A land of obscurity as thick darkness, Death-shade -- and no order, And the shining `is' as thick darkness.'

²² Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.

¹⁶ Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down?

¹⁷ Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?

⁴ If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

¹³ Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?

³³ but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

⁸ `And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.