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class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12#h=116:0-116:144"><span class="altsize">11</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Fear the true God <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12#h=117:0-117:156"><span class="altsize">13</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-1" data-section-citation="021012001021012001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-100"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p218" data-pid="218">Or “the calamitous days.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/245" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-246"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 71:17; 148:7, 12; Lu 2:48, 49; 2Ti 3:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-246" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-246" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/246" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-247"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 90:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-247" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-247" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p375" data-pid="375" class="se"></p> <div id="p376" data-pid="376"><p data-pid="376" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/364/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/364/0">7/15/2015, pp. 12-13</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/365/0">1/15/2014, pp. 18,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/366/0"> 22-23</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/367/0">7/1/2011, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/368/0">4/15/2010, pp. 3-4</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/369/0">4/15/2008, pp. 12-16</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/370/0">6/15/2005, p. 28</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/371/0">5/1/2004, pp. 13-14</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/372/0">11/15/1999, pp. 13-18</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/373/0">9/1/1999, pp. 20-21</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/374/0">8/15/1998, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/375/0">12/15/1996, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/376/0">12/1/1996, pp. 15-20</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/377/0">8/1/1990, pp. 13-14</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/378/0">11/15/1987, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/379/0">6/1/1987, pp. 4-5</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/380/0">8/1/1986, pp. 17,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/381/0"> 18-19</a></p><p data-pid="376" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/382/0">1/1/1986, p. 28</a></p> </div><p id="p377" data-pid="377" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/383/0"><em>Young People Ask,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 312-313</a></p> <div id="p378" data-pid="378"><p data-pid="378" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/384/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="378" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/384/0">7/8/2004, pp. 8-9</a></p> </div><p id="p379" data-pid="379" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/0">w15 7/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/2"> w14 1/15 18,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/4"> 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/6"> w11 7/1 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/8"> w10 4/15 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/10"> w08 4/15 12-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/12"> yp2 312-313;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/14"> w05 6/15 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/16"> w04 5/1 13-14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/18"> g04 7/8 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/20"> w99 9/1 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/22"> w99 11/15 13-18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/26"> w98 8/15 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/28"> w96 12/1 15-20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/30"> w96 12/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/32"> w90 8/1 13-14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/34"> w87 6/1 4-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/36"> w87 11/15 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/38"> w86 1/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/129/40"> w86 8/1 17-19;</a></p> <p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="sx"></p> <p id="p208" data-pid="208" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/0">w84 6/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/2"> km 7/80 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/4"> w79 4/1 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/6"> w77 745-746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/9"> w76 763;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/11"> yy 31,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/13"> 191-192;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/15"> w73 702;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/17"> km 5/73 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/19"> w70 92;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/21"> w68 658;</a><span class="ni"> qm 256;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/23"> w66 484;</a><span class="ni"> im 148;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/25"> w64 676;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/26"> w63 366;</a><span class="ni"> bf 121;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/28"> w62 493;</a><span class="ni"> g62 3/22 18;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/30"> w61 185,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/31"> 569;</a><span class="ni"> g61 4/8 7;</span><span class="ni"> g61 5/22 12;</span><span class="ni"> g61 10/22 27;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/35"> w60 531;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/36"> w58 437;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/206/37"> w57 701;</a><span class="ni"> qm55 256;</span><span class="ni"> w48 380;</span><span class="ni"> w45 340</span></p> <p id="p209" data-pid="209" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-2" data-section-citation="021012002021012002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:2</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-101"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p219" data-pid="219">Or possibly, “with.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/247" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-248"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 4:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-248" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-248" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p379" data-pid="379" class="se"></p> <p id="p380" data-pid="380" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/385/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1033</a></p> <div id="p381" data-pid="381"><p data-pid="381" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/386/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="381" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/386/0">11/15/1999, pp. 14-15</a></p> </div><p id="p382" data-pid="382" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/130/0">it-2 1033;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/130/2"> w99 11/15 15;</a></p> <p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="sx"></p> <p id="p209" data-pid="209" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/207/0">w84 6/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/207/3"> w77 745-746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/207/6"> w76 586;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/207/8"> ad 1552;</a><span class="ni"> g61 5/22 12;</span><span class="ni"> w48 380;</span><span class="ni"> w45 343</span></p> <p id="p210" data-pid="210" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-3" data-section-citation="021012003021012003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-102"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p220" data-pid="220">Or “keepers.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-103"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p221" data-pid="221">Or “tremble.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/248" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-249"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 48:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-249" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-249" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p382" data-pid="382" class="se"></p> <p id="p383" data-pid="383" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/387/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1154</a></p> <div id="p384" data-pid="384"><p data-pid="384" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/388/0"><em>Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,</em></a></p><p data-pid="384" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/388/0">11/2016, p. 6</a></p> </div><div id="p385" data-pid="385"><p data-pid="385" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/389/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="385" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/389/0">11/15/2008, p. 23</a></p><p data-pid="385" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/390/0">11/15/1999, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p386" data-pid="386" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/131/0">it-1 1154;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/131/2"> mwb16.11 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/131/4"> w08 11/15 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/131/6"> w99 11/15 15;</a></p> <p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="sx"></p> <p id="p210" data-pid="210" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/208/0">w84 6/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/208/4"> w77 746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/208/6"> w72 412;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/208/8"> ad 799;</a><span class="ni"> w48 380;</span><span class="ni"> w45 344</span></p> <p id="p211" data-pid="211" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-4" data-section-citation="021012004021012004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/249" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-250"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Sa 19:34, 35</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-250" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-250" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p386" data-pid="386" class="se"></p> <p id="p387" data-pid="387" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/391/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 645</a></p> <div id="p388" data-pid="388"><p data-pid="388" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/392/0"><em>Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,</em></a></p><p data-pid="388" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/392/0">11/2016, p. 6</a></p> </div><div id="p389" data-pid="389"><p data-pid="389" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/393/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="389" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/393/0">11/15/1999, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p390" data-pid="390" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/132/0">it-1 645;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/132/2"> mwb16.11 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/132/4"> w99 11/15 15-16;</a></p> <p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="sx"></p> <p id="p211" data-pid="211" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/209/0">w84 6/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/209/4"> w77 746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/209/6"> w72 412,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/209/8"> 414;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/209/10"> ad 462;</a><span class="ni"> w48 380;</span><span class="ni"> w45 344</span></p> <p id="p212" data-pid="212" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-5" data-section-citation="021012005021012005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/250" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-251"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-251" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-251" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/251" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-252"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 30:23; Ec 9:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-252" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-252" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/252" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-253"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 50:7, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-253" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-253" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p390" data-pid="390" class="se"></p> <p id="p391" data-pid="391" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/394/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 79,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/395/0"> 410,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/396/0"> 994,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/397/0"> 1154</a></p> <div id="p392" data-pid="392"><p data-pid="392" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/398/0"><em>Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,</em></a></p><p data-pid="392" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/398/0">11/2016, p. 6</a></p> </div><div id="p393" data-pid="393"><p data-pid="393" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/399/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="393" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/399/0">11/1/2005, pp. 22-23</a></p><p data-pid="393" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/400/0">11/15/1999, pp. 16-17</a></p> </div><p id="p394" data-pid="394" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/133/0">it-1 79,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/133/2"> 410,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/133/4"> 994,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/133/6"> 1154;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/133/8"> mwb16.11 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/133/10"> w05 11/1 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/133/12"> w99 11/15 16-17;</a></p> <p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="sx"></p> <p id="p212" data-pid="212" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/210/0">w84 6/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/210/4"> w77 287;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/210/6"> w77 746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/210/8"> ad 56,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/210/9"> 292-293,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/210/10"> 682,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/210/11"> 799;</a><span class="ni"> w48 380;</span><span class="ni"> w45 344</span></p> <p id="p213" data-pid="213" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-6" data-section-citation="021012006021012006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:6</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p394" data-pid="394" class="se"></p> <p id="p395" data-pid="395" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/401/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 507,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/402/0"> 983,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/403/0"> 1050</a></p> <p id="p396" data-pid="396" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/404/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1154</a></p> <div id="p397" data-pid="397"><p data-pid="397" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/405/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="397" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/405/0">11/15/1999, p. 17</a></p> </div><p id="p398" data-pid="398" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/134/0">it-1 507,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/134/2"> 983,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/134/4"> 1050;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/134/6"> it-2 1154;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/134/8"> w99 11/15 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/134/10"> yp 276;</a></p> <p id="p137" data-pid="137" class="sx"></p> <p id="p213" data-pid="213" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/211/0">w84 6/15 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/211/3"> w77 746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/211/5"> w73 78;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/211/7"> ad 377,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/211/8"> 674,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/211/9"> 723,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/211/10"> 1635;</a><span class="ni"> w48 380;</span><span class="ni"> w46 6;</span><span class="ni"> g46 8/22 23;</span><span class="ni"> w45 345</span></p> <p id="p214" data-pid="214" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-7" data-section-citation="021012007021012007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:7</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-104"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p222" data-pid="222">Or “life force.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/253" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-254"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 3:19; Ps 146:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-254" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-254" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/254" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-255"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 2:7; Job 27:3; 34:14, 15; Ps 104:29; Isa 42:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-255" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-255" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p398" data-pid="398" class="se"></p> <p id="p399" data-pid="399" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/406/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1025</a></p> <p id="p400" data-pid="400" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/407/0"><em>Bible Teach,</em> p. 211</a></p> <div id="p401" data-pid="401"><p data-pid="401" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/408/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/408/0">7/15/2001, pp. 5-6</a></p><p data-pid="401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/409/0">11/15/1999, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/410/0">4/1/1999, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/411/0">10/15/1996, pp. 5-6</a></p><p data-pid="401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/412/0">6/15/1994, pp. 5-6</a></p> </div><p id="p402" data-pid="402" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/413/0"><em>When We Die,</em> p. 24</a></p> <p id="p403" data-pid="403" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/414/0"><em>Mankind’s Search for God,</em> pp. 153-154</a></p> <p id="p404" data-pid="404" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/415/0"><em>Live Forever,</em> p. 79</a></p> <p id="p405" data-pid="405" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/416/0"><em>Reasoning,</em> p. 378</a></p> <p id="p406" data-pid="406" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p137" data-pid="137" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/0">it-2 1025;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/2"> bh 211;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/4"> w01 7/15 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/6"> w99 4/1 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/8"> w99 11/15 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/10"> ie 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/12"> w96 10/15 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/14"> w94 6/15 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/17"> sh 153-154;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/19"> pe 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/135/21"> rs 378;</a></p> <p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="sx"></p> <p id="p214" data-pid="214" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/0">w81 1/1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/2"> tr 40;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/4"> w77 746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/6"> gh 93;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/8"> ts 47-53;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/10"> g72 8/8 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/12"> ad 1547;</a><span class="ni"> g69 11/8 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/14"> w68 6,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/15"> 285,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/16"> 662;</a><span class="ni"> im 148-149;</span><span class="ni"> g64 6/8 27;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/19"> w63 241,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/20"> 502;</a><span class="ni"> g60 12/22 27-28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/22"> w59 91;</a><span class="ni"> g59 6/8 6;</span><span class="ni"> yw 64;</span><span class="ni"> g58 5/22 7;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/26"> w57 430,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/27"> 701;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/28"> w55 537-538;</a><span class="ni"> dh 29,</span><span class="ni"> 31;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/31"> w54 279,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/32"> 362;</a><span class="ni"> nh 88;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/212/34"> w51 223;</a><span class="ni"> w48 343,</span><span class="ni"> 380;</span><span class="ni"> w45 345;</span><span class="ni"> tf 108;</span><span class="ni"> he 18;</span><span class="ni"> w30 173</span></p> <p id="p215" data-pid="215" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-8" data-section-citation="021012008021012008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-105"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p223" data-pid="223">Or “vanity.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/255" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-256"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 8:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-256" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-256" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/256" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-257"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:2, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-257" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-257" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p406" data-pid="406" class="se"></p> <p id="p407" data-pid="407" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/417/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1137</a></p> <div id="p408" data-pid="408"><p data-pid="408" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/418/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="408" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/418/0">11/15/1999, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p409" data-pid="409" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/136/0">it-1 1137;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/136/2"> w99 11/15 19;</a></p> <p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="sx"></p> <p id="p215" data-pid="215" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/213/0">fl 180;</a><span class="ni"> li 53;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/213/3"> w57 689;</a><span class="ni"> w48 381;</span><span class="ni"> w45 345</span></p> <p id="p216" data-pid="216" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-9" data-section-citation="021012009021012009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-106"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p224" data-pid="224">Or “arrange in order.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/257" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-258"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 10:1, 3, 6, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-258" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-258" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/258" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-259"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 4:29, 32; Pr 1:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-259" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-259" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p409" data-pid="409" class="se"></p> <p id="p410" data-pid="410" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/419/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1204</a></p> <div id="p411" data-pid="411"><p data-pid="411" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/420/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="411" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/420/0">11/15/1999, p. 21</a></p> </div><p id="p412" data-pid="412" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/421/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 107</a></p> <p id="p413" data-pid="413" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/137/0">it-1 1204;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/137/2"> w99 11/15 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/137/4"> si 107;</a></p> <p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sx"></p> <p id="p216" data-pid="216" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/214/0">w78 1/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/214/2"> g72 2/8 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/214/4"> ad 833;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/214/5"> g71 11/8 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/214/7"> w57 689;</a><span class="ni"> w45 346</span></p> <p id="p217" data-pid="217" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-10" data-section-citation="021012010021012010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/259" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-260"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:24; 25:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-260" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-260" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p413" data-pid="413" class="se"></p> <p id="p414" data-pid="414" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/422/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 3</a></p> <p id="p415" data-pid="415" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/423/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1204</a></p> <div id="p416" data-pid="416"><p data-pid="416" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/424/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="416" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/424/0">1/1/2008, pp. 10-11</a></p><p data-pid="416" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/425/0">11/15/1999, p. 21</a></p><p data-pid="416" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/426/0">12/15/1990, p. 26</a></p> </div><p id="p417" data-pid="417" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/427/0"><em>School Guidebook,</em> pp. 6,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/428/0"> 15</a></p> <p id="p418" data-pid="418" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/138/0">lff lesson 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/138/2"> it-1 1204;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/138/4"> w08 1/1 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/138/6"> w99 11/15 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/138/8"> sg 6,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/138/10"> 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/138/12"> w90 12/15 26;</a></p> <p id="p141" data-pid="141" class="sx"></p> <p id="p217" data-pid="217" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/0">w78 1/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/2"> w73 535;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/4"> g72 2/8 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/6"> ad 833;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/7"> g71 11/8 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/9"> w69 681;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/10"> w65 657;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/11"> w57 689;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/215/12"> w56 633;</a><span class="ni"> w45 346</span></p> <p id="p218" data-pid="218" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-11" data-section-citation="021012011021012011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/260" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-261"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:37; Heb 4:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-261" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-261" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p418" data-pid="418" class="se"></p> <p id="p419" data-pid="419" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/429/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 965</a></p> <p id="p420" data-pid="420" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/430/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 463</a></p> <div id="p421" data-pid="421"><p data-pid="421" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/431/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="421" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/431/0">3/15/2012, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="421" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/432/0">11/1/2006, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="421" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/433/0">12/1/2004, p. 32</a></p><p data-pid="421" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/434/0">12/15/1999, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="421" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/435/0">11/15/1999, p. 21</a></p> </div><p id="p422" data-pid="422" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/436/0"><em>School Guidebook,</em> p. 6</a></p> <p id="p423" data-pid="423" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p141" data-pid="141" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/139/0">it-1 965;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/139/2"> it-2 463;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/139/4"> w12 3/15 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/139/6"> w06 11/1 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/139/8"> w04 12/1 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/139/10"> w99 11/15 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/139/13"> w99 12/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/139/15"> sg 6;</a></p> <p id="p142" data-pid="142" class="sx"></p> <p id="p218" data-pid="218" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/216/0">w78 1/1 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/216/2"> fl 159-160;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/216/4"> g78 1/22 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/216/6"> w73 535;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/216/8"> ad 663,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/216/9"> 1200;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/216/10"> w56 358;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/216/11"> w50 24;</a><span class="ni"> w45 347</span></p> <p id="p219" data-pid="219" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-12" data-section-citation="021012012021012012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/261" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-262"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-262" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-262" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p423" data-pid="423" class="se"></p> <p id="p424" data-pid="424" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/437/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 355</a></p> <p id="p425" data-pid="425" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/438/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 182</a></p> <div id="p426" data-pid="426"><p data-pid="426" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/439/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="426" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/439/0">12/1/2004, p. 32</a></p><p data-pid="426" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/440/0">10/1/2000, p. 10</a></p><p data-pid="426" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/441/0">11/15/1999, pp. 21-22</a></p><p data-pid="426" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/442/0">8/1/1997, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="426" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/443/0">9/15/1987, p. 25</a></p><p data-pid="426" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/444/0">4/15/1986, p. 3</a></p> </div><p id="p427" data-pid="427" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p142" data-pid="142" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/0">it-1 355;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/2"> it-2 182;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/4"> w04 12/1 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/6"> w00 10/1 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/8"> w99 11/15 21-22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/11"> w97 8/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/13"> yp 283;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/15"> w87 9/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/140/17"> w86 4/15 3;</a></p> <p id="p143" data-pid="143" class="sx"></p> <p id="p219" data-pid="219" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/217/0">g83 12/22 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/217/2"> g82 4/22 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/217/4"> w78 1/1 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/217/6"> g78 1/22 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/217/8"> g75 12/8 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/217/10"> w73 207;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/217/12"> w63 654;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/217/13"> w56 280;</a><span class="ni"> w45 347</span></p> <p id="p220" data-pid="220" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-13" data-section-citation="021012013021012013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/262" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-263"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 28:28; Ps 111:10; Pr 1:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-263" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-263" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/263" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-264"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Jo 5:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-264" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-264" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/264" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-265"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 6:1, 2; 10:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-265" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-265" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p427" data-pid="427" class="se"></p> <p id="p428" data-pid="428" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/445/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 25</a></p> <div id="p429" data-pid="429"><p data-pid="429" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/446/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="429" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/446/0">No. 1 2017, p. 14</a></p> </div><div id="p430" data-pid="430"><p data-pid="430" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/447/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="430" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/447/0">11/1/2011, p. 21</a></p><p data-pid="430" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/448/0">11/15/1999, pp. 22-23</a></p><p data-pid="430" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/449/0">2/15/1997, pp. 13-18</a></p><p data-pid="430" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/450/0">12/1/1987, p. 10</a></p><p data-pid="430" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/451/0">9/15/1987, pp. 24-25</a></p> </div><p id="p431" data-pid="431" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p143" data-pid="143" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/141/0">lff lesson 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/141/2"> wp17.1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/141/4"> w11 11/1 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/141/6"> w99 11/15 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/141/10"> w97 2/15 13-18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/141/12"> w87 9/15 24-25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/141/15"> w87 12/1 10;</a></p> <p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sx"></p> <p id="p220" data-pid="220" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/0">g80 5/8 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/2"> g79 8/22 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/4"> w78 1/1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/6"> g76 9/22 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/8"> w73 188-189;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/10"> w73 640;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/12"> w68 302;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/13"> w66 139;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/14"> w64 131,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/15"> 680;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/16"> w63 496;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/17"> w57 583,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/218/18"> 702;</a><span class="ni"> w45 347</span></p> <p id="p221" data-pid="221" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-12-14" data-section-citation="021012014021012014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 12:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/265" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-266"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 62:12; Ec 11:9; Mt 12:36, 37; Ac 17:31; 2Co 5:10; 1Ti 5:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-266" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-266" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p431" data-pid="431" class="se"></p> <div id="p432" data-pid="432"><p data-pid="432" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/452/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="432" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/452/0">11/15/1999, pp. 22-23</a></p><p data-pid="432" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/453/0">9/15/1987, p. 25</a></p> </div></span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/142/0">w99 11/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/142/3"> w87 9/15 25;</a></p> <p id="p221" data-pid="221" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/219/0">w78 1/1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/219/2"> w73 640;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/219/4"> w63 496;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/219/5"> w57 702;</a><span class="ni"> w45 347</span></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/245/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-246-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 71:17; 148:7, 12; Lu 2:48, 49; 2Ti 3:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-246-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-246-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/246/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-247-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 90:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-247-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-247-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/247/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-248-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 4:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-248-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-248-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/248/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-249-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 48:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-249-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-249-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/249/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-250-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Sa 19:34, 35</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-250-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-250-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/250/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-251-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-251-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-251-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/251/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-252-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 30:23; Ec 9:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-252-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-252-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/252/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-253-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 50:7, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-253-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-253-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/253/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-254-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 3:19; Ps 146:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-254-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-254-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/254/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-255-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 2:7; Job 27:3; 34:14, 15; Ps 104:29; Isa 42:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-255-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-255-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/12/255/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-256-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 12:8</span></span><span 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href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/245" data-bid="246-1" class="b">+</a> before the days of distress<a id="footnotesource100" data-fnid="100" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/99">*</a> come<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/246" data-bid="247-1" class="b">+</a> and the years arrive when you will say: “I have no pleasure in them”; </span><span id="v21-12-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17641" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/247" data-bid="248-1" class="b">+</a> and the clouds return after<a id="footnotesource101" data-fnid="101" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/100">*</a> the downpour; </span><span id="v21-12-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17642" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>in the day when the guards<a id="footnotesource102" data-fnid="102" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/101">*</a> of the house become shaky,<a id="footnotesource103" data-fnid="103" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/102">*</a> and the strong men stoop over, and the women quit grinding because they have become few, and the ladies looking out the windows find it dark;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/248" data-bid="249-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-12-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17643" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>when the doors to the street have been closed, when the sound of the grinding mill becomes low, when one gets up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song grow faint.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/249" data-bid="250-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-12-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17644" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>Also, one is afraid of heights, and there are terrors in the street. And the almond tree blossoms,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/250" data-bid="251-1" class="b">+</a> and the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry bursts, because man is walking to his lasting house<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/251" data-bid="252-1" class="b">+</a> and the mourners walk about in the street;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/252" data-bid="253-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-12-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17645" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>before the silver cord is removed, and the golden bowl is crushed, and the jar at the spring is broken, and the waterwheel for the cistern is crushed. </span><span id="v21-12-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17646" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>Then the dust returns to the earth,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/253" data-bid="254-1" class="b">+</a> just as it was, and the spirit<a id="footnotesource104" data-fnid="104" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/103">*</a> returns to the true God who gave it.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/254" data-bid="255-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sb"><span id="v21-12-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17647" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>“The greatest futility!”<a id="footnotesource105" data-fnid="105" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/104">*</a> says the congregator.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/255" data-bid="256-1" class="b">+</a> “Everything is futile.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/256" data-bid="257-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p115" data-pid="115" class="sb"><span id="v21-12-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17648" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>Not only had the congregator become wise but he continually taught the people what he knew,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/257" data-bid="258-1" class="b">+</a> and he pondered and made a thorough search in order to compile<a id="footnotesource106" data-fnid="106" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/105">*</a> many proverbs.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/258" data-bid="259-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-12-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17649" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>The congregator sought to find delightful words<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/259" data-bid="260-1" class="b">+</a> and to record accurate words of truth.</span></p> <p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="sb"><span id="v21-12-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17650" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>The words of the wise are like oxgoads,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/260" data-bid="261-1" class="b">+</a> and their collected sayings are like firmly embedded nails; they have been given from one shepherd. </span><span id="v21-12-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17651" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>As for anything besides these, my son, be warned: To the making of many books there is no end, and much devotion to them is wearisome to the flesh.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/261" data-bid="262-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p117" data-pid="117" class="sb"><span id="v21-12-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17652" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>The conclusion of the matter, everything having been heard, is: Fear the true God<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/262" data-bid="263-1" class="b">+</a> and keep his commandments,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/263" data-bid="264-1" class="b">+</a> for this is the whole obligation of man.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/264" data-bid="265-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-12-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17653" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>For the true God will judge every deed, including every hidden thing, as to whether it is good or bad.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/265" data-bid="266-1" 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