Ecclesiastes Chapter 12
12:1 | Remember now thy Creator in the ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12:2 | While the ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12:3 | In the ![]() ![]() |
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 music shall be brought low; |
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 ![]() |
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. |
12:7 | Then shall the dust return to the ![]() ![]() |
12:8 | Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity. |
12:9 | And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; ![]() |
12:10 | The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of ![]() |
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. |
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. |
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. |
12:14 | For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] ![]() |