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World English Bible Classic
[1] Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth,
before the evil days come, and the years draw near,
when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”
[2] Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened,
and 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 who look out of the windows are darkened,
[4] and the doors shall be shut in the street;
when the sound of the grinding is low,
and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird,
and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
[5] yes, they shall be afraid of heights,
and terrors will be on the way;
and the almond tree shall blossom,
and the grasshopper shall be a burden,
and desire shall fail;
because man goes to his everlasting home,
and the mourners go about the streets;
[6] before the silver cord is severed,
or the golden bowl is broken,
or the pitcher is broken at the spring,
or the wheel broken at the cistern,
[7] and the dust returns to the earth as it was,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
[8] “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher.
“All is vanity!” [9] Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs. [10] The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth. [11] The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. [12] Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. [13] This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. [14] For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
King James Version
[1] Remember H2142 H853 now thy Creator H1254 in the days H3117 of thy youth, H979 while the evil H7451 days H3117 come H935 not, nor the years H8141 draw nigh, H5060 when thou shalt say, H559 I have no pleasure H2656 in them; [2] while the sun, H8121 or the light, H216 or the moon, H3394 or the stars, H3556 be not darkened, H2821 nor the clouds H5645 return H7725 after H310 the rain: H1653 [3] in the day H3117 when the keepers H8104 of the house H1004 shall tremble, H2111 and the strong H2428 men H582 shall bow H5791 themselves, and the grinders H2912 cease H988 because H3588 they are few, H4591 and those that look out H7200 of the windows H699 be darkened, H2821 [4] and the doors H1817 shall be shut H5462 in the streets, H7784 when the sound H6963 of the grinding H2913 is low, H8217 and he shall rise up H6965 at the voice H6963 of the bird, H6833 and all the daughters H1323 of musick H7892 shall be brought low; H7817 [5] also when they shall be afraid H3372 of that which is high, H1364 and fears H2849 shall be in the way, H1870 and the almond tree H8247 shall flourish, H5006 and the grasshopper H2284 shall be a burden, H5445 and desire H35 shall fail: H6565 because H3588 man H120 goeth H1980 to his long H5769 home, H1004 and the mourners H5594 go about H5437 the streets: H7784 [6] or ever H3808 the silver H3701 cord H2256 be loosed, H7576 H7368 or the golden H2091 bowl H1543 be broken, H7533 or the pitcher H3537 be broken H7665 at the fountain, H4002 or the wheel H1534 broken H7533 at the cistern. H953 [7] Then shall the dust H6083 return H7725 to the earth H776 as it was: and the spirit H7307 shall return H7725 unto H413 God H430 who H834 gave H5414 it. [8] Vanity H1892 of vanities, H1892 saith H559 the Preacher; H6953 all is vanity. H1892 [9] And moreover, H3148 because the preacher H6953 was wise, H2450§ he still taught H3925 H853 the people H5971 knowledge; H1847 yea, he gave good heed, H239 and sought out, H2713 and set in order H8626 many H7235 proverbs. H4912 [10] The preacher H6953 sought H1245 to find out H4672 acceptable H2656 words: H1697§ and that which was written H3789 was upright, H3476 even words H1697 of truth. H571 [11] The words H1697 of the wise H2450 are as goads, H1861 and as nails H4930 fastened H5193 by the masters H1167 of assemblies, H627 which are given H5414 from one H259 shepherd. H7462 [12] And further, H3148 by these, H1992 my son, H1121 be admonished: H2094 of making H6213 many H7235 books H5612 there is no end; H7093 and much H7235 study H3854§ is a weariness H3024 of the flesh. H1320 [13] Let us hear H8085 the conclusion H5490 of the whole matter: H1697§ Fear H3372 H853 God, H430 and keep H8104 his commandments: H4687 for this is the whole duty of man. H120 [14] For H3588 God H430 shall bring H935 every H3605 work H4639 into judgment, H4941 with every secret thing, H5956 whether it be good, H2896 or whether it be evil. H7451

Footnotes

  1. § 12:9 Or, the more wise the preacher was, etc.
  2. § 12:10 Heb. words of delight
  3. § 12:12 Or, reading
  4. § 12:13 Or, the end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 μνήσθητι G3415 τοῦ G3588 κτίσαντός G2936 σε G4571 ἐν G1722 ἡμέραις G2250 νεότητός G3503 σου, G4675 ἕως G2193 ὅτου G3755 μὴ G3361 ἔλθωσιν G2064 ἡμέραι G2250 τῆς G3588 κακίας G2549 καὶ G2532 φθάσωσιν G5348 ἔτη, G2094 ἐν G1722 οἷς G3739 ἐρεῖς G2046 Οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 μοι G3427 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς G846 θέλημα· G2307 [2] ἕως G2193 οὗ G3739 μὴ G3361 σκοτισθῇ G4654 ὁ G3588 ἥλιος G2246 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 φῶς G5457 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 σελήνη G4582 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἀστέρες, G792 καὶ G2532 ἐπιστρέψωσιν G1994 τὰ G3588 νέφη G3509 ὀπίσω G3694 τοῦ G3588 ὑετοῦ· G5205 [3] ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ, G2250 ᾗ G3739 ἐὰν G1437 σαλευθῶσιν G4531 φύλακες G5441 τῆς G3588 οἰκίας G3614 καὶ G2532 διαστραφῶσιν G1294 ἄνδρες G435 τῆς G3588 δυνάμεως, G1411 καὶ G2532 ἤργησαν G691 αἱ G3588 ἀλήθουσαι, G229 ὅτι G3754 ὠλιγώθησαν, καὶ G2532 σκοτάσουσιν αἱ G3588 βλέπουσαι G991 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ὀπαῖς· G3692 [4] καὶ G2532 κλείσουσιν G2808 θύρας G2374 ἐν G1722 ἀγορᾷ G58 ἐν G1722 ἀσθενείᾳ G769 φωνῆς G5456 τῆς G3588 ἀληθούσης, G229 καὶ G2532 ἀναστήσεται G450 εἰς G1519 φωνὴν G5456 τοῦ G3588 στρουθίου, G4765 καὶ G2532 ταπεινωθήσονται G5013 πᾶσαι G3956 αἱ G3588 θυγατέρες G2364 τοῦ G3588 ᾄσματος· [5] καί G2532 γε G1065 ἀπὸ G575 ὕψους G5311 ὄψονται, G3700 καὶ G2532 θάμβοι G2285 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὁδῷ· G3598 καὶ G2532 ἀνθήσῃ τὸ G3588 ἀμύγδαλον, καὶ G2532 παχυνθῇ G3975 ἡ G3588 ἀκρίς, G200 καὶ G2532 διασκεδασθῇ ἡ G3588 κάππαρις, ὅτι G3754 ἐπορεύθη G4198 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος G444 εἰς G1519 οἶκον G3624 αἰῶνος G165 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκύκλωσαν G2944 ἐν G1722 ἀγορᾷ G58 οἱ G3588 κοπτόμενοι· G2875 [6] ἕως G2193 ὅτου G3755 μὴ G3361 ἀνατραπῇ G396 σχοινίον G4979 τοῦ G3588 ἀργυρίου, G694 καὶ G2532 συνθλιβῇ G4918 ἀνθέμιον τοῦ G3588 χρυσίου, G5553 καὶ G2532 συντριβῇ G4937 ὑδρία G5201 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 πηγήν, G4077 καὶ G2532 συντροχάσῃ ὁ G3588 τροχὸς G5164 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 λάκκον, [7] καὶ G2532 ἐπιστρέψῃ G1994 ὁ G3588 χοῦς G5522 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 γῆν, G1093 ὡς G5613 ἦν, G2258 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 ἐπιστρέψῃ G1994 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 θεόν, G2316 ὃς G3739 ἔδωκεν G1325 αὐτό. G846 [8] Ματαιότης G3153 ματαιοτήτων, G3153 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 Ἐκκλησιαστής, τὰ G3588 πάντα G3956 ματαιότης. G3153 [9] Καὶ G2532 περισσὸν G4053 ὅτι G3754 ἐγένετο G1096 Ἐκκλησιαστὴς σοφός, G4680 ἔτι G2089 ἐδίδαξεν G1321 γνῶσιν G1108 σὺν G4862 τὸν G3588 λαόν, G2992 καὶ G2532 οὖς G3775 ἐξιχνιάσεται κόσμιον G2887 παραβολῶν. G3850 [10] Πολλὰ G4183 ἐζήτησεν G2212 Ἐκκλησιαστὴς τοῦ G3588 εὑρεῖν G2147 λόγους G3056 θελήματος G2307 καὶ G2532 γεγραμμένον G1125 εὐθύτητος, G2118 λόγους G3056 ἀληθείας. G225 [11] Λόγοι G3056 σοφῶν G4680 ὡς G5613 τὰ G3588 βούκεντρα καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ἧλοι G2247 πεφυτευμένοι, G5452 οἳ G3739 παρὰ G3844 τῶν G3588 συναγμάτων ἐδόθησαν G1325 ἐκ G1537 ποιμένος G4166 ἑνὸς G1520 καὶ G2532 περισσὸν G4053 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν. G846 [12] Υἱέ G5207 μου, G3450 φύλαξαι G5442 ποιῆσαι G4160 βιβλία G975 πολλά· G4183 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 περασμός, καὶ G2532 μελέτη πολλὴ G4183 κόπωσις σαρκός. G4561 [13] Τέλος G5056 λόγου G3056 τὸ G3588 πᾶν G3956 ἀκούεται G191 Τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 φοβοῦ G5399 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 ἐντολὰς G1785 αὐτοῦ G846 φύλασσε, G5442 ὅτι G3754 τοῦτο G5124 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος. G444 [14] Ὅτι G3754 σὺν G4862 πᾶν G3956 τὸ G3588 ποίημα G4161 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἄξει G71 ἐν G1722 κρίσει G2920 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 παρεωραμένῳ, ἐὰν G1437 ἀγαθὸν G18 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 πονηρόν. G4190
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament