Bible, King James Version
Ecclesiastes
Qoh.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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