REMEMBER THY YOUTH

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 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, 

while the evil days come not, nor the years 

draw nigh, when thou shalt say, 

I have no pleasure in them . While the sun, 

or the light, or the moon, or the stars, 

be not darkened, nor the clouds return 

after the rain:  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,

And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when 

the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise 

up at the voice of the bird, and all the 

daughters of musick shall be brought low;

 Also when they shall be afraid of that which 

\is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the 

almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper 

shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: 

because man goeth to his long home, and 

the mourners go about the streets:

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.  Then shall the 

dust return to the earth as it was: and the 

spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; 

all is vanity.  And moreover, because the 

preacher was wise, he still taught the people 

knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and 

sought out, and set in order many proverbs.  

The preacher sought to find out acceptable 

words: and that which was written was upright, 

even words of truth  The words of the wise 

are as goads, and as nails fastened by the 

masters of assemblies, which are given 

from one shepherd. And further, by these, 

my son, be admonished: of making many 

books there is no end; and much study 

is a weariness of the flesh.  Let us hear the 

conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, 

and keep his commandments: for this is 

the whole duty of man.  For God shall 

bring every work into judgment, with every 

secret thing, whether it be good, or 

whether it be evil.

Ecclesiastes 12