And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, (laying) one thing to another, to find out the account;
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, (and) set in order many proverbs.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, (even) words of truth.