Ecclesiastes 12

1 ♥ 📝 R emember^H2142 also thy Creator^H1254 in the days^H3117 of thy youth,^H979 before the evil^H7451 days^H3117 come,^H935 and the years^H8141 draw nigh,^H5060 when thou shalt say,^H559 I have no pleasure^H2656 in them;

2 ♥ 📝 before the sun,^H8121 and the light,^H216 and the moon,^H3394 and the stars,^H3556 are darkened,^H2821 and the clouds^H5645 return^H7725 after^H310 the rain;^H1653

3 ♥ 📝 in the day^H3117 when the keepers^H8104 of the house^H1004 shall tremble,^H2111 and the strong^H2428 men^H582 shall bow^H5791 themselves, and the grinders^H2912 cease^H988 because they are few,^H4591 and those that look out^H7200 of the windows^H699 shall be darkened,^H2821

4 ♥ 📝 and the doors^H1817 shall be shut^H5462 in the street;^H7784 when the sound^H6963 of the grinding^H2913 is low,^H8217 and one shall rise up^H6965 at the voice^H6963 of a bird,^H6833 and all the daughters^H1323 of music^H7892 shall be brought low;^H7817

5 ♥ 📝 yea, they shall be afraid^H3372 of [that which is] high,^H1364 and terrors^H2849 [shall be] in the way;^H1870 and the almond-tree^H8247 shall blossom,^H5006 and the grasshopper^H2284 shall be a burden,^H5445 and desire^H35 shall fail;^H6565 because man^H120 goeth^H1980 to his everlasting^H5769 home,^H1004 and the mourners^H5594 go about^H5437 the streets:^H7784

6 ♥ 📝 before^H3808 the silver^H3701 cord^H2256 is loosed,^H7576 or the golden^H2091 bowl^H1543 is broken,^H7533 or the pitcher^H3537 is broken^H7533 at the fountain,^H4002 or the wheel^H1534 broken^H7665 at the cistern,^H953

7 ♥ 📝 and the dust^H6083 returneth^H7725 to the earth^H776 as it was, and the spirit^H7307 returneth^H7725 unto God^H430 who gave^H5414 it.

8 ♥ 📝 Vanity^H1892 of vanities,^H1892 saith^H559 the Preacher;^H6953 all is vanity.^H1892

9 ♥ 📝 And further,^H3148 because the Preacher^H6953 was wise,^H2450 he still taught^H3925 the people^H5971 knowledge;^H1847 yea, he pondered,^H239 and sought out,^H2713 [and] set in order^H8626 many^H7235 proverbs.^H4912

10 ♥ 📝 The Preacher^H6953 sought^H1245 to find out^H4672 acceptable^H2656 words,^H1697 and that which was written^H3789 uprightly,^H3476 [even] words^H1697 of truth.^H571

11 ♥ 📝 The words^H1697 of the wise^H2450 are as goads;^H1861 and as nails^H4930 well fastened^H5193 are the words of the masters^H1167 of assemblies,^H627 which are given^H5414 from one^H259 shepherd.^H7462

12 ♥ 📝 And furthermore,^H3148 my son,^H1121 be admonished:^H2094 of^H1992 making^H6213 many^H7235 books^H5612 there is no end;^H7093 and much^H7235 study^H3854 is a weariness^H3024 of the flesh.^H1320

13 ♥ 📝 This is the end^H5490 of the matter;^H1697 all hath been heard:^H8085 fear^H3372 God,^H430 and keep^H8104 his commandments;^H4687 for this is the whole duty of man.^H120

14 ♥ 📝 For God^H430 will bring^H935 every work^H4639 into judgment,^H4941 with every hidden thing,^H5956 whether it be good,^H2896 or whether it be evil.^H7451