Ecclesiastes 12 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth , while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near , when thou shalt say , I have no pleasure in them;

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1 H2142 [H8798] Remember H1254 [H8802] now thy Creator H3117 in the days H979 of thy youth H7451 , while the evil H3117 days H935 [H8799] come H8141 not, nor the years H5060 [H8689] draw near H559 [H8799] , when thou shalt say H2656 , I have no pleasure in them;

2 H8121 While the sun H216 , or the light H3394 , or the moon H3556 , or the stars H2821 [H8799] , are not darkened H5645 , nor the clouds H7725 [H8804] return H310 after H1653 the rain:

3 H3117 In the day H8104 [H8802] when the keepers H1004 of the house H2111 [H8799] shall tremble H2428 , and the strong H582 men H5791 [H8694] shall bow H2912 [H8802] themselves, and the grinders H988 [H8804] cease H4591 [H8765] because they are few H7200 [H8802] , and those that look out H699 of the windows H2821 [H8804] shall be darkened,

4 H1817 And the doors H5462 [H8795] shall be shut H7784 in the streets H6963 , when the sound H2913 of the grinding H8217 shall be low H6965 [H8799] , and he shall rise up H6963 at the voice H6833 of the bird H1323 , and all the daughters H7892 of music H7817 [H8735] shall be brought low;

5 H3372 [H8799] Also when they shall be afraid H1364 of that which is high H2849 , and fears H1870 shall be in the way H8247 , and the almond tree H5006 [H8686] shall flourish H2284 , and the grasshopper H5445 [H8691] shall be a burden H35 , and desire H6565 [H8686] shall fail H120 : because man H1980 [H8802] goeth H5769 to his long H1004 home H5594 [H8802] , and the mourners H5437 [H8804] go about H7784 the streets:

6 H3808 Or ever H3701 the silver H2256 cord H7576 H7368 [H8735] shall be loosed H2091 , or the golden H1543 bowl H7533 [H8799] be broken H3537 , or the pitcher H7665 [H8735] be broken H4002 at the fountain H1534 , or the wheel H7533 [H8738] broken H953 at the cistern.

7 H6083 Then shall the dust H7725 [H8799] return H776 to the earth H7307 as it was: and the spirit H7725 [H8799] shall return H430 to God H5414 [H8804] who gave it.

8 H1892 Vanity H1892 of vanities H559 [H8804] , saith H6953 the preacher H1892 ; all is vanity.

9 H3148 And moreover H6953 , because the preacher H2450 was wise H3925 [H8765] , he still taught H5971 the people H1847 knowledge H239 [H8765] ; yea, he gave good heed H2713 [H8765] , and sought out H8626 [H8765] , and set in order H7235 [H8687] many H4912 proverbs.

10 H6953 The preacher H1245 [H8765] sought H4672 [H8800] to find out H2656 acceptable H1697 words H3789 [H8803] : and that which was written H3476 was upright H1697 , even words H571 of truth.

11 H1697 The words H2450 of the wise H1861 are as goads H4930 , and as nails H5193 [H8803] fastened H1167 by the masters H627 of assemblies H5414 [H8738] , which are given H259 from one H7462 [H8802] shepherd.

12 H3148 And further H1992 , by these H1121 , my son H2094 [H8734] , be admonished H6213 [H8800] : of making H7235 [H8687] many H5612 books H7093 there is no end H7235 [H8687] ; and much H3854 study H3024 is a weariness H1320 of the flesh.

13 H8085 [H8799] Let us hear H5490 the conclusion H1697 of the whole matter H3372 [H8798] : Fear H430 God H8104 [H8798] , and keep H4687 his commandments H120 : for this is the whole duty of man.

14 H430 For God H935 [H8686] shall bring H4639 every work H4941 into judgment H5956 [H8737] , with every secret thing H2896 , whether it is good H7451 , or whether it is evil.