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| 12:2 | b) Remembre thy maker the soner in thy youth, or euer the dayes of aduersytie come & or the yeares drawe nye, when thou shalt saye: I haue not pleasure in them: |
| 12:3 | before the sunne the lyght, the moone & starres be darckned, & or the cloudes turne agayne after the rayne, |
| 12:4 | when the kepers of the house shall tremble, & when the stronge men shall bowe them selues: when the myllers stande styll, because they be so fewe, & when the syght of the wyndowes shall waxedymme, |
| 12:5 | when the dores in the stretes shalbe shutt, and when the voyce of the myller shalbe layed downe: when men shall ryse vp at the voyce of the byrde, and when all the daughters of musyke shalbe brought lowe: |
| 12:6 | when men shall feare in hye places, and be afrayed in the stretes: when the Almonde tree shall florishe and be laden with the greshopper, and when all lust shall passe (because man goeth to his longe home, and the mourners go aboute the stretes.) |
| 12:7 | Or euer the syluer lace be taken awaye, and or the golden well be broken. Or the pot be broken at the well, and the whele vpon the cysterne: |
| 12:8 | Then shall the dust be turned agayne vnto earth from whence it came, and the sprete shall returne vnto God, which gaue it. |
| 12:9 | All is but vanite (sayth the Preacher) all is but playne vanyte. |
| 12:10 | The Preacher was yet more wyse, and taught the people knowledge: he gaue good hede, sought out the grounde, and set forth many parables. |
| 12:11 | Hys diligence was to fynde out acceptable wordes, ryght scripture, and the wordes of trueth. |
| 12:12 | For the wordes of the wyse are lyke pryckes and nayles that goo thorow, wherwith the stuffe gathered is holden vp: for they are geuen of one shepherde onely. |
| 12:13 | Therfore beware (my sonne) of that doctrine that is besyde thys: for to make many bokes it is an endles worke: and to loude cryinge weryeth the bodye. |
| 12:14 | Let vs heare the conclusyon of all thynges: Feare God, and kepe hys commaundementes: For that toucheth all men.Ecc |
| 12:1 | Haue thou mynde on thi creatour in the daies of thi yongthe, bifore that the tyme of thi turment come, and the yeris of thi deth neiye, of whiche thou schalt seie, Tho plesen not me. |
| 12:2 | `Haue thou mynde on thi creatour, bifor that the sunne be derk, and the liyt, and sterrys, and the mone; and cloude turne ayen after reyn. |
| 12:3 | Whanne the keperis of the hous schulen be mouyd, and strongeste men schulen tremble; and grynderis schulen be idel, whanne the noumbre schal be maad lesse, and seeris bi the hoolis schulen wexe derk; |
| 12:4 | and schulen close the doris in the street, in the lownesse of vois of a gryndere; and thei schulen rise at the vois of a brid, and alle the douytris of song schulen wexe deef. |
| 12:5 | And hiy thingis schulen drede, and schulen be aferd in the weie; an alemaunde tre schal floure, a locuste schal be maad fat, and capparis schal be distried; for a man schal go in to the hous of his euerlastyngnesse, and weileris schulen go aboute in the street. |
| 12:6 | Haue thou mynde on thi creatour, byfore that a siluerne roop be brokun, and a goldun lace renne ayen, and a watir pot be al to-brokun on the welle, and a wheele be brokun togidere on the cisterne; |
| 12:7 | and dust turne ayen in to his erthe, wherof it was, and the spirit turne ayen to God, that yaf it. |
| 12:8 | The vanyte of vanytees, seide Ecclesiastes, the vanyte of vanytees, and alle thingis ben vanyte. |
| 12:9 | And whanne Ecclesiastes was moost wijs, he tauyte the puple, and he telde out the thingis whiche he dide, |
| 12:10 | and he souyte out wisdom, and made many parablis; he souyte profitable wordis, and he wroot moost riytful wordis, and ful of treuthe. |
| 12:11 | The wordis of wise men ben as prickis, and as nailis fastned deepe, whiche ben youun of o scheepherde bi the counsels of maistris. |
| 12:12 | My sone, seke thou no more than these; noon ende is to make many bookis, and ofte thenkyng is turment of fleisch. |
| 12:13 | Alle we here togydere the ende of spekyng. Drede thou God, and kepe hise heestis; `that is to seie, ech man. |
| 12:14 | God schal brynge alle thingis in to dom, that ben don; for ech thing don bi errour, whether it be good, ether yuel. |
| 12:1 | Remembre thy maker in thy youth, or euer the dayes of aduersite come, and or the yeares drawe nye, when thou shalt saye: I haue no pleasure in them: |
| 12:2 | before the Sonne, ye light, ye Moone and the starres be darckened, and or the cloudes turne agayne after the rayne: |
| 12:3 | when the kepers of the house shall tremble, and when the stronge men shal bowe them selues: when the Myllers stonde still because they be so fewe, and when the sight of the wyndowes shal waxe dymme: |
| 12:4 | whan the dores in the stretes shal be shutt, and whan ye voyce of the Myller shall be layed downe: whan men shall ryse vp at the voyce of the byrde, and whan all ye doughters of musyck shalbe brought lowe: |
| 12:5 | whan men shal feare in hye places, and be afrayed in the stretes: whan the Almonde tre shalbe despysed, the greshopper borne out, and whan greate pouerte shall breake in: when man goeth to his longe home, and the mourners go aboute the stretes. |
| 12:6 | Or euer the syluer lace be taken awaye, and or the golden bende be broken: Or the pott be broken at the well, & the whele vpon the Cisterne: |
| 12:7 | Or dust be turned againe vnto earth from whence it came, and or the sprete returne vnto God, which gaue it. |
| 12:8 | All is but vanite (sayeth the preacher) all is but playne vanite. |
| 12:9 | The same preacher was not wyse alone, but taught the people knowlege also: he gaue good hede, sought out the groude and set forth many parables. |
| 12:10 | His diligence was to fynde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, and the wordes of trueth. |
| 12:11 | For the wordes of ye wyse are like prickes and nales that go thorow, wherwith men are kepte together: for they are geuen of one shepherde onely. |
| 12:12 | Therfore bewarre (my sonne) that aboue these thou make the not many & innumerable bokes, nor take dyuerse doctrynes in hande, to weery thy body withall. |
| 12:13 | Lat vs heare the conclucion of all thinges: Feare God, and kepe his comaundementes, for that toucheth all men: |
| 12:14 | For God shall iudge all workes and secrete thinges, whether they be good or euell. |
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