Ecclesiastes 12 — Logos by Kai'Ros

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Ecclesiastes

Chapter 12

KJV · Textus Receptus

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;

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

3 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,

4 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;

5 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:

6 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.

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

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

9 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.

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

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

12 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.

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

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

1Kae wo Ɔbɔadeɛ seesei wɔ wo mmerantebrɛ nna mu, ɛberɛ a nna bɔne no mmaeɛ, na mfeɛ no mmɛnee, ɛberɛ a wobɛka sɛ, Menni anigyeɛ biara wɔ wɔn mu;Under pastoral review

2Ɛberɛ a owia, anaa hann, anaa ɔsrane, anaa nsoromma, nnyɛɛ esum, na omununkum nnsane mma osutɔ akyi:Under pastoral review

3Da a fie awɛmfoɔ bɛwosow, na mmarima ahoɔdenfoɔ bɛkotow, na ayamfoɔ bɛgyae ɛfiri sɛ wɔsua, na wɔn a wɔhwɛ mfɛnsere mu no ani bɛyɛ esum,Under pastoral review

4Na wɔbɛto apono mu wɔ mmɔntene so, ɛberɛ a ayamfoɔ nnyegyeeɛ ano abrɛ ase, na ɔbɛsɔre anomaa nne so, na nnwontofoɔ mmabaa nyinaa bɛbrɛ ase;Under pastoral review

5Afei nso wɔbɛsuro deɛ ɛkorɔn, na ehu bɛba ɛkwan so, na ngo dua bɛfefɛ, na mmɛbɛ bɛyɛ adesoa, na akɔnnɔ bɛbɔ: ɛfiri sɛ onipa rekɔ ne daa fie, na agyaadwotwafoɔ kyinkyin mmɔntene so:Under pastoral review

6Ansa na wɔbɛsane dwetɛ ahoma no, anaa sika kɔkɔɔ kuruwa no abubu, anaa ahina no abubu wɔ asubura ho, anaa ntwahonan no abubu wɔ abura ho.Under pastoral review

7Ɛnna mfutuma bɛsane akɔ asase mu sɛdeɛ na ɛteɛ: na honhom no bɛsane akɔ Onyankopɔn a ɔde maeɛ no nkyɛn.Under pastoral review

8Ahuhudeɛ mu ahuhudeɛ, ɔkyeame no na ɔseɛ; ne nyinaa yɛ ahuhudeɛ.Under pastoral review

9Na bio, ɛsiane sɛ ɔkyeame no yɛ onyansafoɔ enti, ɔkɔɔ so kyerɛkyerɛɛ ɔman no nimdeɛ; aane, ɔyɛɛ aso yie, na ɔhwehwɛeɛ, na ɔhyehyɛɛ mmɛbuo bebree.Under pastoral review

10Ɔkyeame no hwehwɛɛ sɛ ɔbɛhunu nsɛm a ɛsɔ ani: na deɛ wɔatwerɛ no tene, nokorɛ nsɛm ampa.Under pastoral review

11Anyansafoɔ nsɛm te sɛ nantwi mpea, ne sɛ nnadewa a wɔabobɔ, a nhyiamu mu mpanyimfoɔ de ama, deɛ wɔfiri odwanhwɛfoɔ baako hɔ ma.Under pastoral review

12Na bio, yeinom so, me ba, tie afotuo: nwoma bebree a wɔyɛ no nni awieeɛ; na adesua bebree yɛ honam mu ɔbrɛ.Under pastoral review

13Momma yɛntie asɛm no nyinaa awieeɛ: Suro Onyankopɔn, na di n'ahyɛdeɛ so: ɛfiri sɛ yei ne onipa asɛdeɛ nyinaa.Under pastoral review

14Ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn de adwuma biara bɛba atemmuo mu, ne ade a ahinta biara, sɛ ɛyɛ papa, anaasɛ ɛyɛ bɔne.Under pastoral review

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