NASB — Ecclesiastes 12 — KJV

Remember God in Your Youth

1 aRemember° also your Creator° in the days° of your youth°, before°°° the bevil° days° come° and the years° draw° near° when° you will say°, “I have° no° delight° in them”; 2 before°°° the asun° and the light°, the moon° and the stars° are darkened°, and clouds° return° after° the rain°; 3 in the day° that the watchmen° of the house° tremble°, and mighty° men° astoop°, the grinding° ones stand° idle° because° they are few°, and bthose who look° through Iwindows° grow° dim°; 4 and the doors° on the street° are shut° as the asound° of the grinding° mill° is low°, and one will arise° at the sound° of the bird°, and all° the bdaughters° of song° will Ising° softly°. 5 Furthermore°, Imen 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° ahome° while bmourners° go° about° in the street°. 6 [Remember Him] before°°° the silver° cord° is Ibroken° and the agolden° bowl° is crushed°, the pitcher° by the well° is shattered° and the wheel° at the cistern° is crushed°; 7 then the adust° will return° to the earth° as it was, and the Ibspirit° will return° to cGod° who° gave° it. 8aVanity° of vanities°,” says° the Preacher°, “all° is vanity°!”

[1] aDt 8:18; Ne 4:14; Ps 63:6; 119:55 bEc 11:8
[2] aIs 5:30; 13:10; Ezk 32:7, 8; Jol 3:15; Mt 24:29
[3] IOr holes aPs 35:14; 38:6 bGn 27:1; 48:10; 1S 3:2
[4] ILit be brought low aJr 25:10; Rv 18:22 b2S 19:35
[5] ILit they aJb 17:13; 30:23 bGn 50:10; Jr 9:17
[6] ISo with Gr; Heb removed aZc 4:2, 3
[7] IOr breath aGn 3:19; Jb 34:15; Ps 104:29; Ec 3:20 bJb 34:14; Ec 3:21; Lk 23:46; Ac 7:59 cNu 16:22; 27:16; Is 57:16; Zc 12:1
[8] aEc 1:2

Purpose of the Preacher

9 ¶ In addition° to being° a wise° man°, the Preacher° also° taught° the people° knowledge°; and he pondered°, searched° out and arranged° amany° proverbs°. 10 The Preacher° sought° to find° adelightful° words° and to write° bwords° of truth° correctly°.

[9] a1K 4:32
[10] aPv 10:32 bPv 22:20, 21

11 ¶ The awords° of wise° men° are like bgoads°, and masters° of [these] collections° are like Iwell-driven° cnails°; they are given° by one° Shepherd°. 12 But beyond° this°, my son°, be warned°: the Iwriting° of amany° books° is endless°°, and excessive° bdevotion° [to books] is wearying° to the body°.

[11] ILit planted aPv 1:6; 22:17; Ec 7:5; 10:12 bAc 2:37 cEzr 9:8; Is 22:23
[12] ILit making a1K 4:32 bEc 1:18

13 ¶ The conclusion°°, when all° has been heard°, [is]: afear° God° and bkeep° His commandments°, because° this° [applies to] cevery° person°. 14 For aGod° will bring° every° act° to judgment°, everything° which is hidden°, whether° it is good° or evil°.

[13] aEc 3:14; 5:7; 7:18; 8:12 bDt 4:2; Ec 8:5 cDt 10:12; Mi 6:8
[14] aEc 3:17; 11:9; Mt 10:26; Ro 2:16; 1Co 4:5


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The Creator is to be remembered in due time.

1 ¶ Rememberºª now² thy Creatorºª in the daysº of thy youth,º while²² the evilº daysº comeºª not,² nor the yearsº draw nigh,ºª when² thou shalt say,ºª I have no² pleasureº in them; 2 While²² the sun,º or the light,º or the moon,º or the stars,º be not² darkened,ºª nor the cloudsº returnºª afterº the rain:º 3 In the dayº when the keepersºª of the houseº shall tremble,ºª² and the strongº men¹² shall bow¹ª themselves,² and the grindersºª ceaseºª because² they are few,ºª and those that look² out¹ª of the windowsº be darkened,ºª 4 And the doorsº shall be shutºª in the streets,º when the soundº of the grindingº is low,¹² and he shall rise upºª at the voiceº of the bird,º and all² the daughtersº of musickº shall be brought low;ºª 5 Also² [when] they shall be afraidºª of [that which is] high,º² and fearsº [shall be] in the way,º and the almond treeº shall flourish,ºª and the grasshopperº shall be a burden,ºª and desireº shall fail:ºª because² manº goethºª to² his longº home,º and the mournersºª go aboutºª the streets:º 6 Or² everº² the silverº cordº be loosed,ºª¹ª or the goldenº bowlº be broken,ºª or the pitcherº be brokenºª at² the fountain,º or the wheelº brokenºª at² the cistern.º 7 Then shall the dustº returnºª to² the earthº as it was:²² and the spiritº shall returnºª unto² Godº who² gaveºª it.

[1] Gn 39:2, 8, 23; 1S 1:28; 2:18, 26; 3:19; 16:7, 12; 17:36; 2S 19:35; 1K 3:6; 14:13; 18:12; 2Ch 34:2; Jb 30:2; Ps 22:9; 34:11; 71:17; 90:10; Pv 8:17; 22:6; Ec 11:8, 10; Is 26:8; Lm 3:27; Dn 1:8, 17; Ho 7:9; Lk 1:15; 2:40; 18:16; Ep 6:4; 2Ti 3:15.
[2] Gn 27:1; 48:10; 1S 3:2; 4:15, 18; Ps 42:7; 71:20; 77:16; Ec 11:7.
[3] 2S 21:15; Ps 90:9; 102:23; Ec 12:2; Zc 8:4.
[4] 2S 19:35.
[5] Gn 42:38; 44:29, 31; 50:3; Lv 19:32; Jb 15:10; 17:13; 30:23; Ps 49:10; 71:18; Pv 16:31; 20:29; Ec 9:10; Is 46:4; Jr 1:11; 9:17; Mk 5:38; He 9:27.
[7] Gn 2:7; 3:19; 18:27; Nu 16:22; 27:16; Jb 4:19; 7:21; 20:11; 34:14; Ps 90:3; 146:4; Ec 3:20, 21; Is 57:16; Jr 38:16; Dn 12:2; Zc 12:1; He 12:9, 23.

The preacher's care to edify.

8 ¶ Vanityº of vanities,º saithºª the preacher;º all² [is] vanity.º 9 And moreover,º because the preacherº was²² wise,º he still² taughtºª² the peopleº knowledge;º yea, he gave good heed,¹ª² and sought out,ºª [and] set in orderºª manyºª proverbs.º 10 The preacherº soughtºª to find outºª acceptableº words:º and [that which was] writtenºª [was] upright,º [even] wordsº of truth.º 11 The wordsº of the wiseº [are] as goads,º and as nailsº fastenedºª [by] the mastersº of assemblies,º [which] are givenºª from one¹ shepherd.ºª²² 12 And further,º by these,º² my son,º be admonished:ºª of makingºª manyºª booksº [there is] no² end;º and muchºª studyº [is] a wearinessº of the flesh.º

[8] Ps 62:9; Ec 1:2, 14; 2:17; 4:4; 6:12; 8:8.
[9] 1K 4:32; 8:12; 10:8; Pv 1:1; 10:1; 25:1.
[10] Pv 1:1; 8:6; 15:23, 26; 16:21; 22:17; 25:11; Ec 1:1, 12; Lk 1:1; Jn 3:11; Col 1:5; 1Ti 1:15.
[11] Gn 49:24; Ps 23:1; 80:1; Is 40:11; Jr 23:29; Ezk 34:23; Mt 3:7; Jn 3:10; 10:14; Ac 2:37; 2Co 10:4; He 4:12; 13:20; 1P 5:4.
[12] Ec 1:18; Lk 16:29; Jn 5:39; 20:31; 21:25; 2P 1:19.

The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity.

13 ¶ Let us hearºª the conclusionº of the whole² matter:º Fearºª² God,º and keepºª his commandments:º for² this² [is] the whole² [duty] of man.º 14 For² Godº shall bringºª² every² workº into judgment,º with² every² secret thing,ºª whether² [it be] good,º or whether² [it be] evil.º

[13] Gn 22:12; Dt 6:2; 10:12; Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; 112:1; 115:13; 145:19; 147:11; Pv 1:7; 19:23; 23:17; Ec 2:3; 5:7; 6:12; 8:12; Lk 1:50; 1P 2:17; Rv 19:5.
[14] Ps 96:13; Ec 11:9; Mt 12:36; 25:31; Lk 12:1; Jn 5:29; Ac 17:30; Ro 2:16; 14:10; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 5:10; Rv 20:11.


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