1

• Everything dey useless (1-11)

  • Earth go dey forever (4)

  • Things for nature wey de continue to repeat theirself (5-7)

  • Nothing dey new under the sun (9)

• Man sense get where im value reach (12-18)

  • To de run follow breeze (14)

2

• Solomon check the things wey e put hand (1-11)

• The sense wey man get, get where im value reach (12-16)

• The thing wey make hard work dey useless (17-23)

• Chop, drink, and enjoy work (24-26)

3

• Everything get im own correct time (1-8)

• To enjoy life na gift from God (9-15)

  • Forever dey inside the heart of man (11)

• God de judge everybody for the correct way (16, 17)

• Both people and animals de die at last (18-22)

  • All of them go go back to sand (20)

4

• To de suffer person worse pass death (1-3)

• The correct way wey person suppose de see work (4-6)

• E good to get friend (7-12)

  • Two better pass one (9)

• The life of person wey de rule fit dey useless (13-16)

5

• Get fear for God when you de come near-am (1-7)

• People for high position de watch people wey dey low position (8, 9)

• The thing wey make money and property dey useless (10-20)

  • Money no de ever dey enough for people wey love money (10)

  • The sleep of person wey de work de sweet (12)

6

• Person fit get property and no enjoy-am (1-6)

• Enjoy wetin you get now (7-12)

7

• Good name and the day wey person die (1-4)

• The correction from person wey get sense (5-7)

• The ending better pass the starting (8-10)

• To get sense, get gain (11, 12)

• Good days and bad days (13-15)

• No de overdo (16-22)

• The things wey the person wey de gather people together see (23-29)

8

• The way things be as people wey no dey perfect de rule (1-17)

  • Obey the commandments of the king (2-4)

  • Man de rule man to suffer-am (9)

  • When punishment for bad thing no quick come (11)

  • Chop, drink, and enjoy (15)

9

• Na the same thing de happen to all of them (1-3)

• Enjoy life even though say death fit come (4-12)

  • People wey don die no know anything at all (5)

  • You no go fit do any work inside Grave (10)

  • Time and wetin person no expect (11)

• People no de value sense everytime (13-18)

10

• Small foolishness de spoil sense (1)

• Dangers wey dey when person no sabi do something well (2-11)

• The bad result wey de wait foolish person for the end (12-15)

• Rulers wey dey foolish (16-20)

  • Bird fit repeat wetin you talk (20)

11

• Use the chance (1-8)

  • Throw your bread for water (1)

  • Plant seed from morning go reach evening (6)

• When you dey young, enjoy yourself for correct way (9, 10)

12

• Remember the Creator before old age come (1-8)

• The main point for everything wey the person wey de gather people together talk (9-14)

  • The words of person wey get sense be like rods wey get sharp mouth (11)

  • Fear the true God (13)