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class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, <p class="indent2"> before the days of adversity come <p class="indent1"> and the years approach of which you will say, <p class="indent2">“I find no pleasure in them,” <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, <p class="indent2"> and the clouds return after the rain, <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>on the day the keepers of the house tremble <p class="indent2"> and the strong men stoop, <p class="indent1"> when those grinding cease because they are few <p class="indent2"> and those watching through windows see dimly, <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>when the doors to the street are shut <p class="indent2"> and the sound of the mill fades away, <p class="indent1"> when one rises at the sound of a bird <p class="indent2"> and all the daughters of song grow faint, <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, <p class="indent2"> when the almond tree blossoms, <p class="indent1"> the grasshopper loses its spring, <p class="indent2"> and the caper berry shrivels—<p class="indent1"> for then man goes to his eternal home <p class="indent2"> and mourners walk the streets. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped <p class="indent2"> and the golden bowl is crushed, <p class="indent1"> before the pitcher is shattered at the spring <p class="indent2"> and the wheel is broken at the well, <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>before the dust returns to the ground from which it came <p class="indent2"> and the spirit returns to God who gave it. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. <p class="indent2">“Everything is futile!” <A name="10"></a><p class="hdg">The Whole Duty of Man<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body. <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>and sought to write what was upright and true</i><span 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