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KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)


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;

2  While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

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,

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;

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:

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.

7  Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

8  Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

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.

10  The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

11  The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

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.

13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

14  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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1  Remember now thy Creatour in the dayes of thy youth, while the euil daies come not, nor the yeeres drawe nigh, when thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them:

2  While the Sunne, or the light, or the moone, or the starres be not darkened, nor the cloudes returne after the raine:

3  In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bowe themselues, and the grinders cease, because they are fewe, and those that looke out of the windowes be darkened:

4  And the doores shal be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise vp at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musicke shall be brought low.

5  Also when they shalbe afraid of that which is high, and feares shall bee in the way, and the Almond tree shall flourish, and the grashopper shall be a burden, and desire shall faile: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners goe about the streets:

6  Or euer the siluer corde be loosed, or the golden bowle be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountaine, or the wheele broken at the cisterne.

7  Then shall the dust returne to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall returne vnto God who gaue it.

8  ¶ Uanitie of vanities (saith the preacher) all is vanitie.

9  And moreouer because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, yea he gaue good heed, and sought out, and set in order many prouerbes.

10  The preacher sought to finde out acceptable words, and that which was written was vpright, euen wordes of trueth.

11  The wordes of the wise are as goads, and as nailes fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are giuen from one shepheard.

12  And further, by these, my sonne, be admonished: of making many bookes there is no end, and much studie is a wearinesse of the flesh.

13  ¶ Let vs heare the conclusion of the whole matter: Feare God, and keepe his commandements, for this is the whole duetie of man.

14  For God shal bring euery worke into iudgement, with euer secret thing, whether it bee good, or whether it bee euill.