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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;  

|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;  

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|Keep your ming on God, your creator, in your youth; before the evil days come, before the years draw on, before you loose pleasure in life.

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|While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:  

|While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:  

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|Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars begin to dim, and the clouds return after the rain.

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|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,  

|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,  

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|In the days when housekeepers will tremble, strong men shall bow down, When Grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out into the world grow dim.

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|I do not know what kind of grinder, perhaps it is a grain mill, I never made a study of the point.

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|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;  

|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;  

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|The people will bar their doors, the sound of grinding will be low, When men awaken to the sounds of birds but their songs grow faint.

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|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:  

|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:  

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|When they will be afraid of high things and places, and of the streets. The almond tree will flourish, and grasshoppers will descend, but loose his desire. The Man will die, and mourners will pass through the streets.

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|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.  

|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.  

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|Act before the silver cord is broken, before the golden bowl is broken, before the pitcher is smashed at the spring, or the wheel is broken at the well.

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|Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.  

|Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.  

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|Then the dust will fall back to the earth and the spirit will return to God, who gave it.

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|Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.  

|Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.  

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|Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.

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|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.  

|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.  

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|The Preacher still taught the people and shared his insight, because he was wise; He thought about, searched for, and gave many proverbs.

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|The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.  

|The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.  

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|The Preacher searched carefully for the right words to convey his meaning. What he wrote was righteous and true, showing great veracity. 

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|The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.  

|The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.  

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|A wise mans words are like goads, their masters drive them like nails, they are given by the shepherd.

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|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.  

|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.  

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|Take this as a warning my son, writing many books is endless, and too much study weakens your body.

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|Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.  

|Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.  

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|To conclude the matter: Fear God and obey his commandment, this is your duty as a man.

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

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

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|God will Judge every work, every secret this, both good and evil.

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