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Ecclesiastes 12 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:1 - Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - 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 shall be darkened,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:4 - and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:5 - yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:6 - before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:7 - and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:8 - Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:10 - The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:11 - The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:12 - And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:13 - This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:14 - For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
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Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 — Additional Translations:

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