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  12:1 ¶
Rememberºº
nowº
thy Creatorºº
in the daysº
of thy youth,º
whileºº
the evilº
daysº
comeºº
not,º
nor the yearsº
draw nigh,ºº
whenº
thou shalt say,ºº
I have noº
pleasureº
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
Whileºº
the sun,º
or the light,º
or the moon,º
or the stars,º
be notº
darkened,ºº
nor the cloudsº
returnºº
afterº
the rain:º |
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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 dayº
when the keepersºº
of the houseº
shall tremble,ººº
and the strongº
menºº
shall bowºº
themselves,º
and the grindersºº
ceaseºº
becauseº
they are few,ºº
and those that lookº
outºº
of the windowsº
be darkened,ºº |
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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 doorsº
shall be shutºº
in the streets,º
when the soundº
of the grindingº
is low,ºº
and he shall rise upºº
at the voiceº
of the bird,º
and allº
the daughtersº
of musickº
shall be brought low;ºº |
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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
Alsoº
[when] they shall be afraidºº
of [that which is] high,ºº
and fearsº
[shall be] in the way,º
and the almond treeº
shall flourish,ºº
and the grasshopperº
shall be a burden,ºº
and desireº
shall fail:ºº
becauseº
manº
goethºº
toº
his longº
home,º
and the mournersºº
go aboutºº
the streets:º |
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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
Orº
everºº
the silverº
cordº
be loosed,ºººº
or the goldenº
bowlº
be broken,ºº
or the pitcherº
be brokenºº
atº
the fountain,º
or the wheelº
brokenºº
atº
the cistern.º |
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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
Then shall the dustº
returnºº
toº
the earthº
as it was:ºº
and the spiritº
shall returnºº
untoº
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִיםº
whoº
gaveºº
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 ¶
Vanityº
of vanities,º
saithºº
the preacher;º
allº
[is] vanity.º |
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12:8 ¶
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity. |
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12:9
And moreover,º
because the preacherº
wasºº
wise,º
he stillº
taughtººº
the peopleº
knowledge;º
yea, he gave good heed,ººº
and sought out,ºº
[and] set in orderºº
manyºº
proverbs.º |
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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 preacherº
soughtºº
to find outºº
acceptableº
words:º
and [that which was] writtenºº
[was] upright,º
[even] wordsº
of truth.º |
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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 wordsº
of the wiseº
[are] as goads,º
and as nailsº
fastenedºº
[by] the mastersº
of assemblies,º
[which] are givenºº
from oneº
shepherd.ºººº |
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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 further,º
by these,ºº
my son,º
be admonished:ºº
of makingºº
manyºº
booksº
[there is] noº
end;º
and muchºº
studyº
[is] a wearinessº
of the flesh.º |
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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 ¶
Let us hearºº
the conclusionº
of the wholeº
matter:º
Fearººº
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים,º
and keepºº
his commandments:º
forº
thisº
[is] the wholeº
[duty] of man.º |
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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
Forº
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִיםº
shall bringººº
everyº
workº
into judgment,º
withº
everyº
secret thing,ºº
whetherº
[it be] good,º
or whetherº
[it be] evil.º |
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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. |
