Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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 also
thy Creators
in days of thy youth, While that
the evil days come not, Nor the years have
arrived
, that
thou sayest
, `
I have 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 :
While that
the sun is
not
darkened
, and
the light, And
the moon, and
the stars, And
the thick
clouds returned
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
,
In the day that
keepers of the house tremble, And men of
strength
have
bowed
themselves, And grinders have
ceased,
because they have
become
few .
And those looking
out at
the windows have
become
dim
,
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;
And doors have
been
shut in the street.
When the noise
of the grinding is low, And `one'
riseth
at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song
are
bowed
down.
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:
Also of that which is high they
are
afraid
, And of
the
low
places
in the way, And the almond -
tree is
despised
, And the grasshopper is
become
a burden, And want
is
increased,
For
man is
going
unto
his home age-during
, And the mourners have
gone
round
through
the street.
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
.
While
that
the silver cord is
not
removed
, And
the golden bowl broken, And
the pitcher broken by
the fountain, And
the wheel 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.
And
the dust returneth
to the earth as it was ,
And the spirit returneth
to
God who gave it.
Vanity of vanities, saith
the preacher ;
all
is vanity.
Vanity of vanities, said
the preacher ,
the
whole
`
is '
vanity.
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
.
And further
, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and
gave ear
, and sought out --
he
made
right
many similes
.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable
words :
and that
which
was
written was
upright, even
words of truth.
The preacher sought to find out pleasing
words ,
and ,
written `by'
the
upright, 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.
Words of the wise `
are '
as goads, and as fences
planted
`
by '
the masters of collections
, they
have
been
given by
one 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 further, from
these, my son, be warned;
the
making of
many books hath
no end ,
and much study `
is '
a weariness of the flesh.
Let
us
hear
the conclusion
of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments:
for this is the whole duty
of man.
The end
of the whole matter let
us
hear
: --
`
Fear God, and keep His commands,
for this `
is '
the whole of man.
For God
shall
bring
every work into judgment, with every secret
thing, whether it
be
good ,
or whether
it
be
evil
.
For every work doth
God
bring
into judgment, with every hidden
thing, whether good or bad
. '
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