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Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

12:1

Remember
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now thy Creator
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in the days
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of thy youth
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while the evil
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days
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come
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not, nor the years
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draw nigh
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when thou shalt say
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I have no pleasure
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in them;

12:2

While the sun
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or the light
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or the moon
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or the stars
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be not darkened
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nor the clouds
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return
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after
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the rain
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12:3

In the day
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when the keepers
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of the house
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shall tremble
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and the strong
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men
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shall bow
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themselves, and the grinders
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cease
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because they are few
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and those that look out
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of the windows
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be darkened
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{the grinders...: or, the grinders fail, because they grind little}

12:4

And the doors
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shall be shut
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in the streets
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when the sound
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of the grinding
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is low
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and he shall rise up
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at the voice
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of the bird
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and all the daughters
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of musick
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shall be brought low
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12:5

Also [when] they shall be afraid
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of [that which is] high
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and fears
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[shall be] in the way
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and the almond tree
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shall flourish
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and the grasshopper
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shall be a burden
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and desire
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shall fail
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because man
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goeth
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to his long
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home
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and the mourners
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go about
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the streets
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12:6

Or ever
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the silver
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cord
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be loosed
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or the golden
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bowl
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be broken
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or the pitcher
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be broken
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at the fountain
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or the wheel
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broken
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at the cistern
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12:7

Then shall the dust
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return
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to the earth
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as it was: and the spirit
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shall return
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unto God
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who gave
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it.

12:8

Vanity
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of vanities
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saith
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the preacher
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all [is] vanity
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12:9

And moreover
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because the preacher
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was wise
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he still taught
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the people
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knowledge
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yea, he gave good heed
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and sought out
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[and] set in order
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many
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proverbs
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{moreover...: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc}

12:10

The preacher
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sought
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to find out
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acceptable
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words
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and [that which was] written
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[was] upright
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[even] words
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of truth
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{acceptable...: Heb. words of delight}

12:11

The words
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of the wise
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[are] as goads
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and as nails
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fastened
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[by] the masters
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of assemblies
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[which] are given
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from one
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shepherd
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12:12

And further
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by these
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my son
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be admonished
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of making
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many
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books
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[there is] no end
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and much
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study
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[is] a weariness
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of the flesh
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{study: or, reading}

12:13

Let us hear
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the conclusion
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of the whole matter
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Fear
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God
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and keep
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his commandments
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for this [is] the whole [duty] of man
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{Let...: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}

12:14

For God
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shall bring
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every work
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into judgment
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with every secret thing
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whether [it be] good
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or whether [it be] evil
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