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| 12:1 | Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.' |
| 12:2 | While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain. |
| 12:3 | In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim, |
| 12:4 | And doors have been shut in the street. When the noise of the grinding is low, And `one' riseth at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song are bowed down. |
| 12:5 | Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And want is increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the mourners have gone round through the street. |
| 12:6 | While that the silver cord is not removed, And the golden bowl broken, And the pitcher broken by the fountain, And the wheel broken at the well. |
| 12:7 | And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it. |
| 12:8 | Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity. |
| 12:9 | And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes. |
| 12:10 | The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written `by' the upright, words of truth. |
| 12:11 | Words of the wise `are' as goads, and as fences planted `by' the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd. |
| 12:12 | And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study `is' a weariness of the flesh. |
| 12:13 | The end of the whole matter let us hear: -- `Fear God, and keep His commands, for this `is' the whole of man. |
| 12:14 | For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.' |
| 12:1 | Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; |
| 12:2 | While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: |
| 12:3 | In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, |
| 12:4 | And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; |
| 12:5 | Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: |
| 12:6 | Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. |
| 12:7 | Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. |
| 12:8 | Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. |
| 12:9 | And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. |
| 12:10 | The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. |
| 12:11 | The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. |
| 12:12 | And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. |
| 12:13 | Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. |
| 12:14 | For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. |
| 12:1 | Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days do not come, or the years draw near when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them; |
| 12:2 | while not yet the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are darkened, or the clouds return after rain; |
| 12:3 | in the day when the housekeepers shall tremble, and the strong men are bowed, and the grinders cease because they are few; and those looking out the windows are darkened; |
| 12:4 | and the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the mill is low, and one rises up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music are silenced; |
| 12:5 | also they shall be afraid of a high place, and terrors in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust makes himself a burden; and desire breaks, because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the street; |
| 12:6 | While the silver cord is not yet loosed, or the golden bowl is crushed, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern; |
| 12:7 | then the dust shall return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return to God who gave it. |
| 12:8 | Vanity of vanities, says the preacher, all is vanity. |
| 12:9 | And more than that, the Preacher was wise; he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he listened, and looked, and set in order many proverbs. |
| 12:10 | The Preacher sought to find out pleasing words; and words of truth written on uprightness. |
| 12:11 | The words of the wise are as goads; yea, as nails driven by the masters of collections, they are given from one Shepherd. |
| 12:12 | And more than these, my son, be warned: The making of many books has no end, and much study is the weariness of the flesh. |
| 12:13 | Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments; for this applies to every man. |
| 12:14 | For God shall bring every work into judgment, with all that is hidden, whether it is good, or whether it is evil. |
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