Then sat Solomon 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, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.