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Ecclesiastes 12

Remember God in Your Youth

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 aRememberh2142 also your Creatorh1254a in the daysh3117 of your youthh979, beforeh5704h834h3808 the  bevilh7463a daysh3117 comeh935 and the yearsh8141 drawh5060 nearh5060 whenh834 you will sayh559, "I haveh369 noh369 delighth2656 in them";

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beforeh5704h834h3808 the  asunh8121 and the lighth216, the moonh3394 and the starsh3556 are darkenedh2821, and cloudsh5645 returnh7725 afterh310 the rainh1653;

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in the dayh3117 that the watchmenh8104 of the househ1004 trembleh2111, and mightyh2428 menh376  astooph5791, the grindingh2912 ones standh988 idleh988 becauseh3588 they are fewh4591, and  bthose who lookh7200 through  1windowsh699 growh2821 dimh2821;

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and the doorsh1817 on the streeth7784 are shuth5462 as the  asoundh6963 of the grindingh2913 millh2913 is lowh8217, and one will ariseh6965 at the soundh6963 of the birdh6833, and allh3605 the  bdaughtersh1323 of songh7892a will  1singh7817 softlyh7817.

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Furthermoreh1571,  1men are afraidh3372a of a highh1364 place and of terrorsh2849 on the roadh1870; the almondh8247 treeh8247 blossomsh5340b, the grasshopperh2284 dragsh5445 himself along, and the caperberryh35 is ineffectiveh6565a. For manh120 goesh1980 to his eternalh5769  ahomeh1004 while  bmournersh5594 goh5437 abouth5437 in the streeth7784.

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Remember Him beforeh5704h834h3808 the silverh3701 cordh2256a is  1brokenh7576 and the  agoldenh2091 bowlh1543 is crushedh7533, the pitcherh3537 by the wellh4002 is shatteredh7665 and the wheelh1534 at the cisternh953a is crushedh7533;

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then the  adusth6083 will returnh7725 to the earthh776 as it was, and the  1 bspirith7307 will returnh7725 to  cGodh430 whoh834 gaveh5414 it.

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aVanityh1892 of vanitiesh1892," saysh559 the Preacherh6953, "allh3605 is vanityh1892!"

Purpose of the Preacher

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In additionh3148 to beingh1961 a wiseh2450 manh2450, the Preacherh6953 alsoh5750 taughth3925 the peopleh5971a knowledgeh1847; and he ponderedh239, searchedh2713 out and arrangedh8626  amanyh7235a proverbsh4912.

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The Preacherh6953 soughth1245 to findh4672  adelightfulh2656 wordsh1697 and to writeh3789  bwordsh1697 of truthh571 correctlyh3476.

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The  awordsh1697 of wiseh2450 menh2450 are like  bgoadsh1861b, and mastersh1167 of these collectionsh627 are like  1well-drivenh5193  cnailsh4548; they are givenh5414 by oneh259 Shepherdh7462a.

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But beyondh3148 thish1992a, my sonh1121, be warnedh2094b: the  1writingh6213a of  amanyh7235a booksh5612 is endlessh7093h369, and excessiveh3854  bdevotionh3854 to books is wearyingh3024 to the bodyh1320.

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The conclusionh5490h1697, when allh3605 has been heardh8085, is:  afearh3372a Godh430 and  bkeeph8104 His commandmentsh4687, becauseh3588 thish2088 applies to  ceveryh3605 personh120.

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For  aGodh430 will bringh935 everyh3605 acth4639 to judgmenth4941, everythingh3605 which is hiddenh5956, whetherh518 it is goodh2896a or evilh7451a.



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