Eclesiastes 12

1 Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, or ever the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

2 or ever the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:

3 in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

4 and the door shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

5 yea, they shall be afraid of

6 or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern;

7 and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.

8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

9 And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out,

10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly,

11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are

12 And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.