Responsa for Ecclesiastes 12:9
וְיֹתֵ֕ר שֶׁהָיָ֥ה קֹהֶ֖לֶת חָכָ֑ם ע֗וֹד לִמַּד־דַּ֙עַת֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאִזֵּ֣ן וְחִקֵּ֔ר תִּקֵּ֖ן מְשָׁלִ֥ים הַרְבֵּֽה׃
And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
Shut min haShamayim
They responded: "Kohelet sought to find desirable words... he balanced and examined and invented many parables." (Kohelet 12:9-10) They explained to me that Solomon created fences around what is forbidden, including any similarities. Two hours later, they responded: "Remove these garments of filth! An angel of the Lord spoke: see, I have removed your guilt from you and dressed you with grand robes." (Zechariah 3:4)
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