Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8

New King James Version

⁹ Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
^(D)Walk in the ^[a]ways of your heart,
And ^[b]in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these
^(E)God will bring you into judgment.
¹⁰ Therefore remove ^[c]sorrow from your heart,
And ^(F)put away evil from your flesh,
^(G)For childhood and ^[d]youth are vanity.

12 Remember^(H) now your Creator in the days of your youth,
Before the ^[e]difficult days come,
And the years draw near ^(I)when you say,
“I have no pleasure in them”:
² While the sun and the light,
The moon and the stars,
Are not darkened,
And the clouds do not return after the rain;
³ In the day when the keepers of the house tremble,
And the strong men bow down;
When the grinders cease because they are few,
And those that look through the windows grow dim;
⁴ When the doors are shut in the streets,
And the sound of grinding is low;
When one rises up at the sound of a bird,
And all ^(J)the daughters of music are brought low.
⁵ Also they are afraid of height,
And of terrors in the way;
When the almond tree blossoms,
The grasshopper is a burden,
And desire fails.
For man goes to ^(K)his eternal home,
And ^(L)the mourners go about the streets.