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  12:1 ¶
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; |
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12:1 ¶
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; |
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12:2
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain; |
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12:2
While°°
the sun,°
or the light,°
or the moon,°
or the stars,°
be not°
darkened,°°
nor the clouds°
return°°
after°
the rain:° |
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12:3
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, |
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12:3
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,°° |
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12:4
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; |
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12:4
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;°° |
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12:5
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: |
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12:5
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:° |
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12:6
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, |
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12:6
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.° |
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12:7
and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it. |
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12:7
Then shall the dust°
return°°
to°
the earth°
as it was:°°
and the spirit°
shall return°°
unto°
God°
who°
gave°°
it. |
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12:8 ¶
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity. |
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12:8 ¶
Vanity°
of vanities,°
saith°°
the preacher;°
all°
[is] vanity.° |
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12:9
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. |
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12:9
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.° |
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12:10
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, [even] words of truth. |
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12:10
The preacher°
sought°°
to find out°°
acceptable°
words:°
and [that which was] written°°
[was] upright,°
[even] words°
of truth.° |
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12:11
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. |
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12:11
The words°
of the wise°
[are] as goads,°
and as nails°
fastened°°
[by] the masters°
of assemblies,°
[which] are given°°
from one°
shepherd.°°°° |
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12:12
And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. |
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12:12
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.° |
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12:13 ¶
[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. |
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12:13 ¶
Let us hear°°
the conclusion°
of the whole°
matter:°
Fear°°°
God,°
and keep°°
his commandments:°
for°
this°
[is] the whole°
[duty] of man.° |
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12:14
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. |
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12:14
For°
God°
shall bring°°°
every°
work°
into judgment,°
with°
every°
secret thing,°°
whether°
[it be] good,°
or whether°
[it be] evil.° |
