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World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 12 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ecclesiastes 12 (KJVS)

[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.

Ecclesiastes 12:9 Or, the more wise the preacher was, etc.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 Heb. words of delight
Ecclesiastes 12:12 Or, reading
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or, the end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ecclesiastes 12 (BYZ)

[1] και μνησθητι του κτισαντος σε εν ημεραις νεοτητος σου εως οτου μη ελθωσιν ημεραι της κακιας και φθασωσιν ετη εν οις ερεις ουκ εστιν μοι εν αυτοις θελημα
[2] εως ου μη σκοτισθη ο ηλιος και το φως και η σεληνη και οι αστερες και επιστρεψωσιν τα νεφη οπισω του υετου
[3] εν ημερα η εαν σαλευθωσιν φυλακες της οικιας και διαστραφωσιν ανδρες της δυναμεως και ηργησαν αι αληθουσαι οτι ωλιγωθησαν και σκοτασουσιν αι βλεπουσαι εν ταις οπαις
[4] και κλεισουσιν θυρας εν αγορα εν ασθενεια φωνης της αληθουσης και αναστησεται εις φωνην του στρουθιου και ταπεινωθησονται πασαι αι θυγατερες του ασματος
[5] και γε απο υψους οψονται και θαμβοι εν τη οδω και ανθηση το αμυγδαλον και παχυνθη η ακρις και διασκεδασθη η καππαρις οτι επορευθη ο ανθρωπος εις οικον αιωνος αυτου και εκυκλωσαν εν αγορα οι κοπτομενοι
[6] εως οτου μη ανατραπη σχοινιον του αργυριου και συνθλιβη ανθεμιον του χρυσιου και συντριβη υδρια επι την πηγην και συντροχαση ο τροχος επι τον λακκον
[7] και επιστρεψη ο χους επι την γην ως ην και το πνευμα επιστρεψη προς τον θεον ος εδωκεν αυτο
[8] ματαιοτης ματαιοτητων ειπεν ο εκκλησιαστης τα παντα ματαιοτης
[9] και περισσον οτι εγενετο εκκλησιαστης σοφος ετι εδιδαξεν γνωσιν συν τον λαον και ους εξιχνιασεται κοσμιον παραβολων
[10] πολλα εζητησεν εκκλησιαστης του ευρειν λογους θεληματος και γεγραμμενον ευθυτητος λογους αληθειας
[11] λογοι σοφων ως τα βουκεντρα και ως ηλοι πεφυτευμενοι οι παρα των συναγματων εδοθησαν εκ ποιμενος ενος και περισσον εξ αυτων
[12] υιε μου φυλαξαι ποιησαι βιβλια πολλα ουκ εστιν περασμος και μελετη πολλη κοπωσις σαρκος
[13] τελος λογου το παν ακουεται τον θεον φοβου και τας εντολας αυτου φυλασσε οτι τουτο πας ο ανθρωπος
[14] οτι συν παν το ποιημα ο θεος αξει εν κρισει εν παντι παρεωραμενω εαν αγαθον και εαν πονηρον