Pengkhotbah 12:11

12:11 The words of the sages are like prods, ¹ 

and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails;

they are given by one shepherd.

[12:11]  ¹ tn Or “goads”; NCV “sharp sticks used to guide animals.” For further information see M. A. Fishbane, Biblical Interpretation, 29–32.