Ecclesiastes 12
1Remember 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;
וּזְכֹר אֶת־בֹּורְאֶיךָ בִּימֵי בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָבֹאוּ יְמֵי הָרָעָה וְהִגִּיעוּ שָׁנִים אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵין־לִי בָהֶם חֵפֶץ׃ (4514)
See also: Lamentations 3:27, Ecclesiastes 11:8, Psalms 71:17-18, Proverbs 22:6, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Genesis 1:1, Luke 18:16, Ephesians 5:16, Psalms 34:11, Ephesians 6:13, 2 Timothy 3:15, 1 Samuel 16:12-13, Psalms 90:10, Ecclesiastes 11:10, Luke 2:40-52, 2 Samuel 19:35, 2 Chronicles 34:2-3, Proverbs 8:17, Psalms 22:9-10, Genesis 39:2
2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֶחְשַׁךְ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהָאֹור וְהַיָּרֵחַ וְהַכֹּוכָבִים וְשָׁבוּ הֶעָבִים אַחַר הַגָּשֶׁם׃ (3533)
See also: Isaiah 5:30, Psalms 90:10, 1 Samuel 3:2, 1 Samuel 4:15, 1 Samuel 4:18, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 48:10, Psalms 42:7, Psalms 71:20, Psalms 77:16, Ecclesiastes 11:7-8, Ezekiel 32:7-8, Jeremiah 25:10
3In 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,
בַּיֹּום שֶׁיָּזֻעוּ שֹׁמְרֵי הַבַּיִת וְהִתְעַוְּתוּ אַנְשֵׁי הֶחָיִל וּבָטְלוּ הַטֹּחֲנֹות כִּי מִעֵטוּ וְחָשְׁכוּ הָרֹאֹות בָּאֲרֻבֹּות׃ (4974)
See also: Psalms 90:9-10, Psalms 102:23, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 48:10, 1 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 21:15-17, Zechariah 8:4, Luke 16:9, 1 Kings 14:4
4And 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;
וְסֻגְּרוּ דְלָתַיִם בַּשּׁוּק בִּשְׁפַל קֹול הַטַּחֲנָה וְיָקוּם לְקֹול הַצִּפֹּור וְיִשַּׁחוּ כָּל־בְּנֹות הַשִּׁיר׃ (3854)
5Also 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:
גַּם מִגָּבֹהַּ יִרָאוּ וְחַתְחַתִּים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְיָנֵאץ הַשָּׁקֵד וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶחָגָב וְתָפֵר הָאֲבִיֹּונָה כִּי־הֹלֵךְ הָאָדָם אֶל־בֵּית עֹולָמֹו וְסָבְבוּ בַשּׁוּק הַסֹּפְדִים׃ (4678)
See also: Job 17:13, Joshua 23:14, Job 30:23, Jeremiah 9:17-20, Proverbs 16:31, Zechariah 1:5, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 50:3-10, Leviticus 19:32, Job 14:12, Job 15:10, Psalms 49:10-14, Psalms 71:18, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Genesis 50:5
6Or 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.
עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ [יִרחַק כ] (יֵרָתֵק ק) חֶבֶל הַכֶּסֶף וְתָרֻץ גֻּלַּת הַזָּהָב וְתִשָּׁבֶר כַּד עַל־הַמַּבּוּעַ וְנָרֹץ הַגַּלְגַּל אֶל־הַבֹּור׃ (4923)
See also: Zechariah 4:2-3
7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
וְיָשֹׁב הֶעָפָר עַל־הָאָרֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָה וְהָרוּחַ תָּשׁוּב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נְתָנָהּ׃ (3470)
See also: Genesis 2:7, Hebrews 9:27, Daniel 12:2, Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 3:20-21, Psalms 146:4, Job 34:14-15, Zechariah 12:1, Job 1:21, Isaiah 57:16, Psalms 103:14, Numbers 16:22, Job 20:11, Psalms 89:48, Psalms 90:3, Ecclesiastes 3:21, Numbers 27:16, Psalms 104:29, James 2:26, Isaiah 57:2
8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים אָמַר הַקֹּוהֶלֶת הַכֹּל הָבֶל׃ (1003)
See also: Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 1:1, 1 Timothy 2:7, Psalms 39:6, Psalms 144:4, Proverbs 23:5, Ecclesiastes 6:12, Ecclesiastes 7:27, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Jeremiah 2:13, Psalms 62:9, Psalms 78:33, Psalms 119:96, Ecclesiastes 1:14, Ecclesiastes 2:17, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Ecclesiastes 7:14, Matthew 13:45
9And 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.
וְיֹתֵר שֶׁהָיָה קֹהֶלֶת חָכָם עֹוד לִמַּד־דַּעַת אֶת־הָעָם וְאִזֵּן וְחִקֵּר תִּקֵּן מְשָׁלִים הַרְבֵּה׃ (4243)
See also: Proverbs 4:11, 2 Chronicles 17:7, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 10:21, Proverbs 19:2, Luke 1:3, Titus 1:5, Romans 12:7, 1 Kings 4:32, Proverbs 20:15, Matthew 13:52, 1 Corinthians 3:10, Colossians 1:28, 1 Kings 10:4, Job 32:11, Proverbs 1:1, Proverbs 15:7, Proverbs 25:1, 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 34:30
10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
בִּקֵּשׁ קֹהֶלֶת לִמְצֹא דִּבְרֵי־חֵפֶץ וְכָתוּב יֹשֶׁר דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶת׃ (3093)
See also: Proverbs 25:11, Colossians 1:5, 1 Samuel 12:23, Luke 4:22, 1 Timothy 1:15, Proverbs 16:21-24, 1 Kings 17:24, Job 6:25, Proverbs 1:1-6, Proverbs 8:6-10, Proverbs 10:32, Proverbs 15:26, Proverbs 22:17-21, Ecclesiastes 1:1
11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנֹות וּכְמַשְׂמְרֹות נְטוּעִים בַּעֲלֵי אֲסֻפֹּות נִתְּנוּ מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד׃ (3706)
See also: Hebrews 4:12, Jeremiah 23:29, Acts 2:37, Ezekiel 34:23, Proverbs 1:6, Proverbs 22:17, Isaiah 40:11, John 3:10, John 10:16, 2 Corinthians 10:4, Psalms 23:1, Psalms 80:1, Isaiah 22:23, Matthew 3:7, John 10:2, John 10:14, Genesis 49:24, Ezra 9:8, Hebrews 13:20, 1 Peter 5:4
12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
וְיֹתֵר מֵהֵמָּה בְּנִי הִזָּהֵר עֲשֹׂות סְפָרִים הַרְבֵּה אֵין קֵץ וְלַהַג הַרְבֵּה יְגִעַת בָּשָׂר׃ (3855)
See also: Ecclesiastes 1:18, Ecclesiastes 7:16, John 21:25, John 5:39, 2 Peter 1:19-21, 1 Kings 4:32, Luke 16:29-31, John 20:31, Ecclesiastes 1:13
13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
סֹוף דָּבָר הַכֹּל נִשְׁמָע אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים יְרָא וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתָיו שְׁמֹור כִּי־זֶה כָּל־הָאָדָם׃ (3217)
See also: Deuteronomy 10:12, Micah 6:8, Deuteronomy 6:2, Proverbs 1:7, Psalms 111:10-112:1, Proverbs 9:10, Job 28:28, Psalms 145:19, Luke 1:50, Ecclesiastes 8:12, Proverbs 19:23, Psalms 115:13-15, Psalms 147:11, Ecclesiastes 5:7, Deuteronomy 4:2, Proverbs 23:17, Revelation 19:5, 1 Peter 2:17, Genesis 22:12, Proverbs 3:7
14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
כִּי אֶת־כָּל־מַעֲשֶׂה הָאֱלֹהִים יָבִא בְמִשְׁפָּט עַל כָּל־נֶעְלָם אִם־טֹוב וְאִם־רָע׃ (2146)
See also: Matthew 12:36, Ecclesiastes 11:9, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Hebrews 9:27, Hebrews 4:13, Luke 8:17, Romans 2:16, Revelation 20:12, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Matthew 10:26, Luke 12:2, Romans 14:10-12, Luke 12:1-2, Ecclesiastes 3:17, John 5:29, Acts 17:30-31, Psalms 50:21, Matthew 25:31-46, Mark 4:22, Romans 2:5