Ecclesiastes 12

Remember Your Creator

1RememberH2142 your CreatorH1254 in the daysH3117 of your youthH979, beforeH5704 the daysH3117 of adversityH7451 comeH935 and the yearsH8141 approachH5060 of whichH834 you will sayH559, “I find noH369 pleasureH2656 in them,”2beforeH5704 the lightH216 of the sunH8121, moonH3394, and starsH3556 is darkenedH2821, and the cloudsH5645 returnH7725 afterH310 the rainH1653,3on the dayH3117 the keepersH8104 of the houseH1004 trembleH2111 and the strongH2428 menH582 stoopH5791, when those grindingH2912 ceaseH988 becauseH3588 they are fewH4591 and those watchingH7200 through windowsH699 see dimlyH2821,4when the doorsH1817 to the streetH7784 are shutH5462 and the soundH6963 of the millH2913 fades awayH8213, when one risesH6965 at the soundH6963 of a birdH6833 and allH3605 the daughtersH1323 of songH7892 grow faintH7817,5when men fearH3372 the heightsH1364 and dangersH2849 of the roadH1870, when the almond treeH8247 blossomsH5006, the grasshopperH2284 loses its springH5445, and the caper berryH35 shrivelsH6565— for thenH3588 manH120 goesH1980 toH413 his eternalH5769 homeH1004 and mournersH5594 walkH5437 the streetsH7784.

The Whole Duty of Man

9Not onlyH3148 wasH1961 the TeacherH6953 wiseH2450, but he alsoH5750 taughtH3925 the peopleH5971 knowledgeH1847; he ponderedH239, searched outH2713, and arrangedH8626 manyH7235 proverbsH4912. 10The TeacherH6953 searchedH1245 to findH4672 delightfulH2656 sayingsH1697 and to recordH3789 accurateH3476 wordsH1697 of truthH571.1

11The wordsH1697 of the wiseH2450 are like goadsH1861, and the anthologiesH627 of the mastersH1167 are like firmly embeddedH5193 nailsH4930 drivenH5414 by a singleH259 ShepherdH7462.2 12And by these, my sonH1121, be furtherH3148 warnedH2094: There is noH369 endH7093 to the makingH6213 of manyH7235 booksH5612, and muchH7235 studyH3854 weariesH3024 the bodyH1320.

13When allH3605 has been heardH8085, the conclusionH5490 of the matterH1697 is this: FearH3372 GodH430 andH853 keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687, becauseH3588 this isH2088 the wholeH3605 duty of manH120. 14ForH3588 GodH430 will bringH935 everyH3605 deedH4639 into judgmentH4941, along withH5921 every hiddenH5956 thingH3605, whetherH518 goodH2896 orH518 evilH7451.