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Ecclesiastes 12 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Remember God in Your Youth

Ecc 12:1

Ecc 12:1Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight 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 mighty men stoop, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through [fn]windows grow dim;

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 blossoms, the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street.

Ecc 12:6

Ecc 12:6Remember Him before the silver cord is [fn]broken and the golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the well is shattered 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!”

Purpose of the Preacher

Ecc 12:9

Ecc 12:9In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.

Ecc 12:10

Ecc 12:10The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.

Ecc 12:11

Ecc 12:11The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like [fn]well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

Ecc 12:12

Ecc 12:12But beyond this, my son, be warned: the [fn]writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.

Ecc 12:13

Ecc 12:13The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.

Ecc 12:14

Ecc 12:14For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.
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NASB95 Footnotes
Or, holes
Literally: be brought low
Literally: they
So with Gr; Heb removed
Or, breath
Literally: planted
Literally: making
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