יג) סוף דבר הכל נשמע את האלהים ירא ואת מצותיו שמור כי זה כל האדם.יד) כי את כל מעשה האלהים יבא
במשפט על כל נעלם אם טוב ואם רע.
13. The sum of the matter, when all is said and done: Revere God and observe God’s commandments! For this applies to all humankind: 14. that God will call every creature to account for everything unknown, be it good or bad. [JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What does the text mean by “the sum of the matter, when all is said and done”?
2. Why is the sum of the matter to revere God and observe the commandments?
3. What are unknown things?
4. This text describes human responsibility. For what are you responsible?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)