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Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and
walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these
things
God will bring thee into judgment.
10
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away
evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth
are
vanity.
CHAPTER 12
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.
The
Song of Solomon
SONG OF SOLOMON 1
782
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