Ecclesiastes 12 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Remember Your Creator in Your Youth

Remember^H2142 also your Creator^H1254 in the days^H3117 of your youth^H979, before^H5704^H834^H3808 the evil^H7451 days^H3117 happen^H935 and the years^H8141 draw^H5060 near^H5060 in^H935 which^H834 you will say^H559, “I have^H369 no^H369 delight^H2656 in them”;

Ecc 12:2

Ecc 12:2before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;

Ecc 12:3

Ecc 12:3in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and valiant men bend down, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through [fn]windows grow dark;

Ecc 12:4

Ecc 12:4and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will [fn]sing softly.

Ecc 12:5

Ecc 12:5Furthermore, [fn]men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blooms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home, but the mourners go about in the street.

Ecc 12:6

Ecc 12:6Remember Him before the silver [fn]cord is [fn]snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the spring is broken and the wheel at the cistern is crushed;

Ecc 12:7

Ecc 12:7then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the [fn]spirit will return to God who gave it.

Ecc 12:8

Ecc 12:8“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “all is vanity!”

Fear God and Keep His Commandments

Ecc 12:9

In addition^H3148 to being^H1961 a wise^H2450 man^H2450, the Preacher^H6953 also^H5750 taught^H3925 the people^H5971 knowledge^H1847; and he pondered^H239, searched^H2713 out^H2713, and [fn]arranged^H8626 many^H7235 proverbs^H4912.

Ecc 12:10

Ecc 12:10The Preacher sought to find delightful words and words of truth written uprightly.

Ecc 12:11

The words^H1697 of wise^H2450 men^H2450 are like goads^H1861, and masters^H1167 of these collections^H627 are like [fn]well-driven^H5193 nails^H4548; they are given^H5414 by one^H259 Shepherd^H7462.

Ecc 12:12

Ecc 12:12But in addition to this, my son, be warned: the making of many books is endless, and much devotion to books is wearying to the flesh.

Ecc 12:13

The end^H5490 of the matter^H1697, all^H3605 that has been heard^H8085: fear^H3372 God^H430 and keep^H8104 His commandments^H4687, because^H3588 this^H2088 is the end of the matter for all^H3605 mankind^H120.