Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Remember now
thy
Creator in the days of thy
youth, while
the evil
days come not,
nor
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 ,”
While
the
sun,
or
the light ,
or
the moon, or
the
stars ,
be
not
darkened, nor
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 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 streets,
when
the sound of the grinding
is
low
, and
he
shall
rise
up
at the voice
of the
bird ,
and all the daughters of musick
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,
Also
when they
shall
be
afraid
of
that
which
is
high,
and fears
shall
be
in
the way
, and
the almond tree shall
flourish
, and
the grasshopper shall
be
a
burden
, and desire
shall
fail:
because
man goeth
to his long
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 .
Or
ever
the silver cord be
loosed,
or
the golden bowl be
broken
, or
the pitcher be
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,
Then
shall
the dust return
to the earth
as
it was:
and the spirit shall
return
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
moreover,
because
the
preacher
was wise, he still
taught the people knowledge; yea,
he gave
good
heed
, 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
was
upright,
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
fastened
by
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 further,
by these, 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
.
Let
us
hear
the conclusion of the whole
matter: 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 shall
bring every work
into judgment, with every secret
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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