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| 12:1 | Remember now thy Creatour in the dayes of thy youth, while the euil daies come not, nor the yeeres drawe nigh, when thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them: |
| 12:2 | While the Sunne, or the light, or the moone, or the starres be not darkened, nor the cloudes returne after the raine: |
| 12:3 | In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bowe themselues, and the grinders cease, because they are fewe, and those that looke out of the windowes be darkened: |
| 12:4 | And the doores shal be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise vp at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musicke shall be brought low. |
| 12:5 | Also when they shalbe afraid of that which is high, and feares shall bee in the way, and the Almond tree shall flourish, and the grashopper shall be a burden, and desire shall faile: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners goe about the streets: |
| 12:6 | Or euer the siluer corde be loosed, or the golden bowle be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountaine, or the wheele broken at the cisterne. |
| 12:7 | Then shall the dust returne to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall returne vnto God who gaue it. |
| 12:8 | Uanitie of vanities (saith the preacher) all is vanitie. |
| 12:9 | And moreouer because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, yea he gaue good heed, and sought out, and set in order many prouerbes. |
| 12:10 | The preacher sought to finde out acceptable words, and that which was written was vpright, euen wordes of trueth. |
| 12:11 | The wordes of the wise are as goads, and as nailes fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are giuen from one shepheard. |
| 12:12 | And further, by these, my sonne, be admonished: of making many bookes there is no end, and much studie is a wearinesse of the flesh. |
| 12:13 | Let vs heare the conclusion of the whole matter: Feare God, and keepe his commandements, for this is the whole duetie of man. |
| 12:14 | For God shal bring euery worke into iudgement, with euer secret thing, whether it bee good, or whether it bee euill. |
| 12:1 | Remember thy maker the sooner in thy youth, or euer the dayes of aduersitie come, and or the yeres drawe nye when thou shalt say, I haue not pleasure in them |
| 12:2 | Before the sunne, the light, the moone, and starres be darkened, and or the cloudes turne agayne after the rayne |
| 12:3 | When the kepers of the house shall tremble, and when the strong men shall bowe them selues, when the milners stand styll because they be so fewe, and when the sight of the windowes shall waxe dimme |
| 12:4 | When the doores in the streetes shalbe shut, and when the voyce of the milner shalbe layde downe, when men shall ryse vp at the voyce of the byrde, and when all the daughters of musicke shalbe brought lowe |
| 12:5 | When men shall feare in hye places, and be afraide in the streetes, when the Almonde tree shall florishe and be laden with the grashopper, and when all lust shal passe: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streetes |
| 12:6 | Or euer the siluer lace be taken away, and or the golden well be broken: Or the pot be broken at the well, and the wheele broken vpon the cesterne |
| 12:7 | Then shall the dust be turned agayne vnto earth from whence it came, and the spirite shall returne vnto God who gaue it |
| 12:8 | All is but vanitie (saith the preacher) all is but playne vanitie |
| 12:9 | The preacher was yet more wyse, and taught the people knowledge, he gaue good heede, sought out the ground, and set foorth many parables |
| 12:10 | His diligence was to finde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, & the wordes of trueth |
| 12:11 | For the wordes of the wyse are like prickes and nayles that go thorowe, of the auctoures of gatheringes which are geuen of one shephearde |
| 12:12 | Therefore beware my sonne of that doctrine that is beside this: for to make many bookes, it is an endlesse worke, and to muche studie weerieth the body |
| 12:13 | Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men |
| 12:14 | For God shall iudge all workes and secrete thinges, whether they be good or euyll |
| 12:1 | Remember nowe thy Creator in the daies of thy youth, whiles the euill daies come not, nor the yeeres approche, wherein thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them: |
| 12:2 | Whiles the sunne is not darke, nor ye light, nor the moone, nor the starres, nor the cloudes returne after the raine: |
| 12:3 | When the keepers of ye house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow them selues, and the grinders shall cease, because they are few, and they waxe darke that looke out by ye windowes: |
| 12:4 | And the doores shall be shut without by the base sound of the grinding, and he shall rise vp at the voice of the birde: and all the daughters of singing shall be abased. |
| 12:5 | Also they shalbe afraide of the hie thing, and feare shalbe in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grassehopper shall be a burden, and concupiscence shall be driuen away: for man goeth to the house of his age, and the mourners goe about in the streete. |
| 12:6 | Whiles the siluer coarde is not lengthened, nor the golden ewer broken, nor the pitcher broken at the well, nor the wheele broken at the cisterne: |
| 12:7 | And dust returne to the earth as it was, and the spirit returne to God that gaue it. |
| 12:8 | Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie. |
| 12:9 | And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables. |
| 12:10 | The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth. |
| 12:11 | The wordes of the wise are like goads, and like nailes fastened by the masters of the assemblies, which are giuen by one pastour. |
| 12:12 | And of other things beside these, my sone, take thou heede: for there is none ende in making many bookes, and much reading is a wearines of the flesh. |
| 12:13 | Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man. |
| 12:14 | For God will bring euery worke vnto iudgement, with euery secret thing, whether it be good or euill. |
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