1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";
2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain;
3 in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look through the windows are dimmed,
4 and the doors on the street are shut; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low;
5 they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along and desire fails; because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets;
6 before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, 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 Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging proverbs with great care.
10 The Preacher sought to find pleasing words, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
11 The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings which are given by one Shepherd.
12 My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 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 deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
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Ecclesiastes chapter 12 presents a reflection on old age, death and the importance of fear of God. The author points out that youth and health are fleeting and that in the end all men die. He urges the reader to remember the Creator while he is still young and preparing for death day. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in Ecclesiastes 12:
Psalm 90:12: "Teach us to tell our days, that we may reach wise heart." The author of Ecclesiastes highlights the importance of recognizing the brevity of life and enjoying the time we have. This verse of Psalm 90 also emphasizes the need to remember that our life is fleeting and seeking wisdom.
Job 14:5: "If your days are determined, if the number of your months is with you, and if you have boundaries you cannot pass." Ecclesiastes also talks about human life to have a limit established by God. This verse of Job emphasizes the idea that the duration of human life is finite and under God's control.
Hebrews 9:27: "And as men are ordered to die once, after that the judgment." The author of Ecclesiastes emphasizes the inevitability of death. This verse of Hebrews points out that we all die once and then face God's judgment.
2 Corinthians 5:10: "For we all need to be manifest before the court of Christ, that each one receives what he did through the body, according to what he practiced, good or evil." Ecclesiastes encourages to fear God and remember Him while we are young. This verse of 2 Corinthians highlights the need to live fairly and being responsible for our actions, knowing that one day we will account before God.
Luke 12:20: "But God said unto him, Foolish, tonight shall your soul ask you; and what do you have prepared, who will it be for?" Ecclesiastes urges the reader to remember the Creator while he is still young and preparing for the day of death. This verse of Luke emphasizes the importance of being prepared for death at any moment, for we do not know when it will come.
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