Ecclesiastes 12 (NET)

Ecclesiastes 12:1¹So remember your Creator in the days of your youth— before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:2²before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:3³when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:4⁴and the doors along the street are shut; when the sound of the grinding mill grows low, and one is awakened by the sound of a bird, and all their songs grow faint,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:5⁵and they are afraid of heights and the dangers in the street; the almond blossoms grow white, and the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry shrivels up — because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets—Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:6⁶before the silver cord is removed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the well, or the water wheel is broken at the cistern—Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:7⁷and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:8⁸“Absolutely futile!” laments the Teacher, “All these things are futile!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:9⁹Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught knowledge to the people; he carefully evaluated and arranged many proverbs.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:10¹⁰The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and to write accurately truthful sayings.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:11¹¹The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:12¹²Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. There is no end to the making of many books, and much study is exhausting to the body.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:13¹³Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Ecclesiastes 12:14¹⁴For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions