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Ecclesiastes 12
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12Honor and enjoy your Creator while you're still young, Before the years take their toll and your vigor wanes,H2142H1254H3117H979H7451H3117H935H8141H5060H559H2656 2Before your vision dims and the world blurs And the winter years keep you close to the fire.H8121H216H3394H3556H2821H5645H7725H310H1653 3In old age, your body no longer serves you so well. Muscles slacken, grip weakens, joints stiffen. The shades are pulled down on the world.H3117H8104H1004H2111H2428H582H5791H2912H988H4591H7200H699H2821 4You can't come and go at will. Things grind to a halt. The hum of the household fades away. You are wakened now by bird-song.H1817H5462H7784H6963H2913H8217H6965H6963H6833H1323H7892H7817 5Hikes to the mountains are a thing of the past. Even a stroll down the road has its terrors. Your hair turns apple-blossom white, Adorning a fragile and impotent matchstick body. Yes, you're well on your way to eternal rest, While your friends make plans for your funeral.H3372H1364H2849H1870H8247H5006H2284H5445H35H6565H120H1980H5769H1004H5594H5437H7784 6Life, lovely while it lasts, is soon over. Life as we know it, precious and beautiful, ends.H3808H3701H2256H7576H7368H2091H1543H7533H3537H7665H4002H1534H7533H953 7The body is put back in the same ground it came from. The spirit returns to God, who first breathed it.H6083H7725H776H7307H7725H430H5414 8It's all smoke, nothing but smoke. The Quester says that everything's smoke.H1892H1892H559H6953H1892

The Final Word

9Besides being wise himself, the Quester also taught others knowledge. He weighed, examined, and arranged many proverbs.H3148H6953H2450H3925H5971H1847H239H2713H8626H7235H4912 10The Quester did his best to find the right words and write the plain truth.H6953H1245H4672H2656H1697H3789H3476H1697H571 11The words of the wise prod us to live well. They're like nails hammered home, holding life together. They are given by God, the one Shepherd.H1697H2450H1861H4930H5193H1167H627H5414H259H7462 12But regarding anything beyond this, dear friend, go easy. There's no end to the publishing of books, and constant study wears you out so you're no good for anything else.H3148H1992H1121H2094H6213H7235H5612H7093H7235H3854H3024H1320 13The last and final word is this: Fear God. Do what he tells you.H8085H5490H1697H3372H430H8104H4687H120 14And that's it. Eventually God will bring everything that we do out into the open and judge it according to its hidden intent, whether it's good or evil.H430H935H4639H4941H5956H2896H7451


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