Ecclesiastes 12

1RememberH2142 also thy Creator in the daysH3117 of thy youthH979, before the evilH7451 daysH3117 comeH935, and the yearsH8141 draw nigh, when thou shalt sayH559, I have no pleasureH2656 in them; 2before the sunH8121, and the lightH216, and the moonH3394, and the starsH3556, are darkened, and the cloudsH5645 returnH7725 after the rainH1653; 3in the dayH3117 when the keepers of the houseH1004 shall trembleH2111, and the strong menH376 shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are fewH4592, and those that lookH7200 out of the windowsH699 shall be darkened, 4and the doorsH1817 shall be shutH5462 in the streetH7784; when the soundH6963 of the grinding is lowH8217, and one shall riseH6965 up at the voiceH6963 of a birdH6833, and all the daughtersH1323 of music shall be brought lowH8217; 5yea, they shall be afraidH3372 of that which is highH1364, and terrors shall be in the wayH1870; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopperH2284 shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because manH120 goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners goH1980 about the streetsH7784: 6before the silverH3701 cordH2256 is loosed, or the golden bowlH1543 is brokenH7665, or the pitcher is brokenH7665 at the fountain, or the wheelH1534 brokenH7665 at the cisternH953, 7and the dustH6083 returneth to the earthH776 as it wasH1961, and the spiritH7307 returneth unto GodH430 who gaveH5414 it. 8VanityH1892 of vanitiesH1892, saith the Preacher; all is vanityH1892.

9And further, because the Preacher wasH1961 wiseH2450, he stillH5750 taughtH3925 the peopleH5971 knowledgeH1847; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order manyH7235 proverbsH4912. 10The Preacher soughtH1245 to findH4672 out acceptable wordsH1697, and that which was writtenH3789 uprightly, even wordsH1697 of truthH571.

11The wordsH1697 of the wiseH2450 are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the wordsH1697 of the mastersH1167 of assemblies, which are givenH5414 from oneH259 shepherdH7462. 12And furthermore, my sonH1121, be admonished: of making manyH7235 booksH5612 there is no endH7093; and muchH7235 study is a weariness of the fleshH1320.

13This isthe endH5490 of the matterH1697; all hath been heardH8085: FearH3372 GodH430, and keepH8104 his commandmentsH4687; for this is the whole duty of manH120. 14For GodH430 will bringH935 every workH4639 into judgmentH4941, with every hiddenH5956 thing, whether it be goodH2896, or whether it be evilH7451.