Conclusion of the Matter      
      
   Ecclesiastes seems to be one of the most interesting books of the Bible. 
Solomon in 935 B.C. reflects on all he had observed in life and concludes that "all is meaningless." In the final chapter, he says again, "Everything is meaningless." What he meant was...apart from God, life is meaningless.

   His summation, the conclusion of the matter:

The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.

The words of the wise are like goads, 

their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails - 

given by one Shepherd. 

Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.

Now all has been heard: 

here is the conclusion of the matter. 

Fear God and keep his commandments, 

for this is the whole duty of man.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

    

   Of course, this wasn't the final conclusion. Jesus Christ had something to add nine centuries later.