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Ecclesiastes 12

Remember God in Your Youth

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 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";

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before the  asun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;

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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  1windows grow dim;

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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  1sing softly.

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Furthermore,  1men 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.

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Remember Him before the silver cord is  1broken and the  agolden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the well is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed;

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then the  adust will return to the earth as it was, and the  1 bspirit will return to  cGod who gave it.

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aVanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "all is vanity!"

Purpose of the Preacher

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In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged  amany proverbs.

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The Preacher sought to find  adelightful words and to write  bwords of truth correctly.

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The  awords of wise men are like  bgoads, and masters of these collections are like  1well-driven  cnails; they are given by one Shepherd.

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But beyond this, my son, be warned: the  1writing of  amany books is endless, and excessive  bdevotion to books is wearying to the body.

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The conclusion, when all has been heard, is:  afear God and  bkeep His commandments, because this applies to  cevery person.

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For  aGod will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.



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