Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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 ;
Remember your
Creator in the days of your
youth, before the days of
adversity
come and the years approach
of
which
you
will
say, “
I find
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 ;
before the light of
the sun,
moon, and stars is
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
grinders
cease because they are few ,
and those that
look
out
of
the
windows shall
be
darkened
,
on
the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop
, when
those
grinding
cease because they are few and those watching
through
windows see
dimly
,
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;
when
the doors to
the street are
shut
and
the sound of the mill
fades
away
, when
one rises
at the sound
of a bird and all the daughters of song
grow
faint,
yea,
they
shall
be
afraid
of
`that
which
is'
high,
and
terrors
`shall
be'
in
the way;
and the almond -
tree shall
blossom
, and
the grasshopper shall
be
a
burden
, and desire
shall
fail;
because
man goeth
to his everlasting
home ,
and the
mourners go
about
the streets :
when
men
fear
the heights
and dangers
of
the road,
when
the
almond tree blossoms
, the grasshopper loses
its
spring
, and the
caper
berry
shrivels—
for
then
man goes
to his eternal
home and mourners walk
the streets .
before the silver cord is loosed,
or
the golden bowl is broken
, or
the pitcher is broken
at the fountain,
or
the wheel broken at the cistern
,
Remember
Him
before the silver cord is snapped
and
the golden bowl is crushed
, before
the pitcher is shattered
at the spring
and
the wheel is
broken at the well
,
and
the dust returneth
to the earth
as
it was,
and the spirit returneth
unto
God who gave it.
before
the dust returns
to the ground
from
which
it came
and the spirit returns
to
God who gave it.
Vanity
of vanities
, saith
the Preacher;
all
is
vanity
.
“Futility
of futilities
, ”
says
the Teacher
. “Everything
is
futile!”
And
further,
because
the
Preacher
was wise, he still
taught the people knowledge; yea,
he pondered, and
sought
out, `
and '
set
in
order
many proverbs.
Not
only
was the
Teacher
wise, but
he also
taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched
out, and arranged
many proverbs.
The Preacher
sought
to find out
acceptable
words,
and that
which
was
written
uprightly,
`even'
words of truth.
The Teacher
searched
to find delightful
sayings
and to
record
accurate
words of truth.
The words of the wise are as
goads ;
and as
nails
well
fastened
are
`
the words
of '
the masters of
assemblies,
`which'
are given
from
one
shepherd.
The words of the wise are like
goads ,
and the anthologies
of the masters are like
firmly
embedded
nails
driven
by
a
single
Shepherd.
And furthermore
, my son, be admonished
: of
making
many
books
there is no end ;
and much study is
a
weariness
of
the flesh
.
And by
these
, my son, be further
warned
: There is no end to
the
making
of
many
books,
and much study wearies
the body
.
`This
is'
the end
of the matter ;
all
hath
been
heard
: fear God ,
and keep his commandments ;
for
this is the whole `
duty '
of man.
When
all
has
been
heard,
the conclusion
of the matter is
this
: Fear God and keep His commandments ,
because
this is the whole duty of man.
For God will bring every work
into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it
be
good ,
or whether
it
be
evil.
For God will bring every deed
into judgment, along
with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
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