And remember the one creating you in the days of your youth! while should not come the days of evil, nor should arrive years, in which you shall then say, There is not in me for them a want
While are not darkened the sun and the light, nor the moon and the stars; nor return the clouds after the rain;
in a day in which ever should be shaken the keepers of the house, and should be turned aside men of power, and are idle the grinding women because they are made few, and shall darken the women looking out of the openings;
and they shall lock the doors in the market in weakness of the sound of the woman grinding, and one shall rise up to the sound of the sparrow, and shall be humbled all the daughters of song;
and indeed from the height they shall see, even stupefactions in the way; and shall bloom the almond, and shall thicken the locust, and shall be dispersed the caper; because went man to house his eternal; and circled in the market the ones beating their chests in mourning;
until whenever should be prostrated the line of silver; and should be broken the flower ornament of gold, and should be broken the water-pitcher at the spring, and should have rolled the wheel unto the pit;
then shall return the dust upon the earth as it was; and the spirit should return to the God who gave it.
Folly of follies, said the ecclesiastic, all things are folly.
And it was extra that became the ecclesiastic wise, and he taught knowledge with man, and which he shall trace composed parables.
much sought The ecclesiastic to find of words a wanting, and writing of uprightness of words of truth.
The words of the wise are as the oxgoads, and as nails firmly planted; ones which by agreement were given from shepherd one
And extra by them O my son guard! To make scrolls many there is no limit; and meditation much is weariness of flesh.
The end of the whole matter, hear! Fear God, and his commandments keep! for this is all man!
For every action God shall lead into judgment, with all being looked over, if good and if evil.