Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, a… - Solomon ibn Gabirol

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Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Solomon ibn Gabirol

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About Solomon ibn Gabirol

Solomon ibn Gabirol (Salamo Ben Jehuda Ben Gebirol, known in the Christian West as Avicebrol) was a Spanish-Jewish poet and philosopher (c. 1021-c. 1058)

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Alternative Names: Solomon ben Judah Ibn Gabirol • Avicebron • ʾIbn Gabiyrwl Šelomoh

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My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every wor… - Solomon ibn Gabirol

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