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| Ecclesiastes 12:1 | Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.` | And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; | Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them; | 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; |
| Ecclesiastes 12:2 | While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain. | before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain; | While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not dark, and the clouds come not back after the rain; | While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: |
| Ecclesiastes 12:3 | In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim, | in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened, | In the day when the keepers of the house are shaking for fear, and the strong men are bent down, and the women who were crushing the grain are at rest because their number is small, and those looking out of the windows are unable to see; | 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, |
| Ecclesiastes 12:4 | And doors have been shut in the street. When the noise of the grinding is low, And [one] riseth at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song are bowed down. | and the doors are shut toward the street; when the sound of the grinding is subdued, and they rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low; | When the doors are shut in the street, and the sound of the crushing is low, and the voice of the bird is soft, and the daughters of music will be made low; | And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding shall be low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:5 | Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And want is increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the mourners have gone round through the street. | they are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets;) | And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets; | 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: |
| Ecclesiastes 12:6 | While that the silver cord is not removed, And the golden bowl broken, And the pitcher broken by the fountain, And the wheel broken at the well. | before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern; | Before ever the silver cord is cut, or the vessel of gold is broken, or the pot is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the water-hole; | Or ever the silver cord shall be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:7 | And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it. | and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it. | And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it. | Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:8 | Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity. | Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity. | All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose. | Vanity of vanities saith the preacher; all is vanity. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:9 | And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out he made right many similes. | And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs. | And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings. | And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge: yes, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:10 | The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written [by] the upright, words of truth. | The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth. | The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true. | The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:11 | Words of the wise [are] as goads, and as fences planted [by] the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd. | The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections [of them] as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd. | The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide. | The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:12 | And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh. | And besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. | And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh. | 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. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:13 | The end of the whole matter let us hear: `Fear God, and keep His commands, for this [is] the whole of man. | Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man. | This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man. | Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. |
| Ecclesiastes 12:14 | For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.` | For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. | God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil. | For God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil. |
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