<t /><p class="poetry">During the days of my fleeting life<n id="1" /> I have seen both<n id="2" /> of these things:p> <p class="poetry">Sometimes<n id="3" /> a righteous person dies prematurely<n id="4" /> in spite of<n id="5" /> his righteousness,p> <p class="poetry">and sometimes<n id="6" /> a wicked person lives long<n id="7" /> in spite of his evil deeds.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Rejoice, young man, while you are young,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth.p> <p class="poetry">Follow the impulses<n id="2" /> of your heart and the desires<n id="3" /> of your eyes,p> <p class="poetry">but know that God will judge your motives and actions.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">So remember<n id="1" /> your Creator in the days of your youth &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">before<n id="2" /> the difficult<n id="3" /> days come,p> <p class="poetry">and the years draw near when you will say, &#8220;I have no pleasure in them&#8221;;p>