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  12:1 ¶
And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake [thee] in which 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
While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor 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 wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding [women] cease because they have become few, and the [women] looking out at the windows be dark; |
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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 they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds [at the mill]; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song 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
and they shall look up, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market: |
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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 be [let go], or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to 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
[before] the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to 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°
Elohim°
who°
gave°°
it. |
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12:8 ¶
Vanity of vanities, said 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 because the Preacher was wise above [others, so it was] that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables. |
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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 diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, [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 firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement. |
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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 moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: 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 ¶
Hear the end of the matter, the sun: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man. |
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12:13 ¶
Let us hear°°
the conclusion°
of the whole°
matter:°
Fear°°°
Elohim,°
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 everything that has been overlooked, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil. |
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12:14
For°
Elohim°
shall bring°°°
every°
work°
into judgment,°
with°
every°
secret thing,°°
whether°
[it be] good,°
or whether°
[it be] evil.° |
