Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember2142 now thy Creator1254 in the days3117 of thy youth,979 while the evil7451 days3117 come935 not, nor the years8141 draw nigh,5060 when thou shalt say,559 I have no pleasure2656 in them; cr 2 While the sun,8121 or the light,216 or the moon,3394 or the stars,3556 be not darkened,2821 nor the clouds5645 return7725 after310 the rain:1653 cr 3 In the day3117 when the keepers8104 of the house1004 shall tremble,2111 and the strong2428 men582 shall bow5791 themselves, and the grinders2912 cease988 because they are few,4591{Or, the grinders fail, because they grind little} and those that look out7200 of the windows699 be darkened,2821 cr 4 And the doors1817 shall be shut5462 in the streets,7784 when the sound6963 of the grinding2913 is low,8217 and he shall rise up6965 at the voice6963 of the bird,6833 and all the daughters1323 of musick7892 shall be brought low;7817 cr 5 Also when they shall be afraid3372 of that which is high,1364 and fears2849 shall be in the way,1870 and the almond tree8247 shall flourish,5006 and the grasshopper2284 shall be a burden,5445 and desire35 shall fail:6565 because man120 goeth1980 to his long5769 home,1004 and the mourners5594 go about5437 the streets:7784 cr 6 Or ever3808 the silver3701 cord2256 be loosed,7576 7368 or the golden2091 bowl1543 be broken,7533 or the pitcher3537 be broken7665 at the fountain,4002 or the wheel1534 broken7533 at the cistern.953 cr 7 Then shall the dust6083 return7725 to the earth776 as it was: and the spirit7307 shall return7725 unto God430 who gave5414 it. cr

Ecclesiastes 12:8 Vanity1892 of vanities,1892 saith559 the preacher;6953 all is vanity.1892 cr

Ecclesiastes 12:9 And moreover,3148 because the preacher6953 was wise,2450{Or, the more wise the preacher was, etc.} he still taught3925 the people5971 knowledge;1847 yea, he gave good heed,239 and sought out,2713 and set in order8626 many7235 proverbs.4912 cr 10 The preacher6953 sought1245 to find out4672 acceptable2656 words:1697{Heb. words of delight} and that which was written3789 was upright,3476 even words1697 of truth.571 cr 11 The words1697 of the wise2450 are as goads,1861 and as nails4930 fastened5193 by the masters1167 of assemblies,627 which are given5414 from one259 shepherd.7462 cr 12 And further,3148 by these,1992 my son,1121 be admonished:2094 of making6213 many7235 books5612 there is no end;7093 and much7235 study3854{Or, reading} is a weariness3024 of the flesh.1320 cr

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear8085 the conclusion5490 of the whole matter:1697{Or, the end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is} Fear3372 God,430 and keep8104 his commandments:4687 for this is the whole duty of man.120 cr 14 For God430 shall bring935 every work4639 into judgment,4941 with every secret thing,5956 whether it be good,2896 or whether it be evil.7451 cr