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Title: Old Testament, The
Book: Ecclesiastes
Author: Various
Date: 1885
Chapter 12
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the
days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of
thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into
judgment. Therefore remove ^10 sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from
thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. Remember also thy
Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years
draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; before the sun,
and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds
return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble,
and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the ^11 grinders cease because
they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened, and
the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low,
and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music
shall be brought low; yea, they shall be afraid ^12 of that which is high, and
terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the
grasshopper ^13 shall be a burden, and ^14 desire shall ^15 fail; because man
goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets: before
the silver cord is ^16 loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is
broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, and the dust
returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave
it. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
[Footnote 10: Or, vexation Or, provocation]
[Footnote 11: Or, grinding women]
[Footnote 12: Or, of danger from on high]
[Footnote 13: Or, shall drag itself along]
[Footnote 14: Or, the caperberry]
[Footnote 15: Or, burst]
[Footnote 16: Or, snapped asunder.]
And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people
knowledge; yea, he ^17 pondered, and sought out, and set in order many
proverbs. The Preacher sought to find out ^18 acceptable words, and that
which was written uprightly, even words of truth.
[Footnote 17: Or, gave ear]
[Footnote 18: Heb. words of delight.]
The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the
words of the ^19 masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. ^20
And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end;
and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
[Footnote 19: Or, collectors of sentences]
[Footnote 20: Or, And as for more than these, my son, be warned]
^1 This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep
his commandments; for ^2 this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring
every work into judgment, ^3 with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or
whether it be evil.
[Footnote 1: Or, Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter]
[Footnote 2: Or, this is the duty of all men]
[Footnote 3: Or, concerning]