Ecclesiastes 12

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”

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Ecclesiastes 12:2

before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,

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Ecclesiastes 12:3

on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,

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Ecclesiastes 12:4

when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,

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Ecclesiastes 12:5

when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

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Ecclesiastes 12:6

Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,

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Ecclesiastes 12:7

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

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Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”

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Ecclesiastes 12:9

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

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moreover , because the Preacher was wise or , the more wise the Preacher was , etc

Ecclesiastes 12:10

The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.

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Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

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Ecclesiastes 12:12

And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

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study or , reading

Ecclesiastes 12:13

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

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Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter or , The end of the matter , even all that hath been heard is

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

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