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Ecclesiastes Chapter 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;
2 While the sun, or the light, or the
moon, or the stars, be not darkened,
nor the clouds return after the rain:
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,
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;
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:
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.
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth
as it was: and the spirit shall return
unto God who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher;
all is vanity.
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.
10 The preacher sought to find out
acceptable words: and that which was
written was upright, even words of
truth.
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 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.
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter: Fear God, and keep his
commandments: for this is the whole
duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into
judgment, with every secret thing,
whether it be good, or whether it be
evil.
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