Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

1 The Creator is to be remembered in due time. 8 The preacher's care to edify. 13 The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity.

12:1 ¶ Remember 2142 z8798 now x853 thy Creatour 1254 z8802 in the dayes 3117 of thy youth, 979 while x5704 x834 the euil 7451 daies 3117 come 935 z8799 not, x3808 nor the yeeres 8141 drawe nigh, 5060 z8689 when x834 thou shalt say, 559 z8799 I [haue] no x369 pleasure 2656 in them:

12:2 While x5704 x834 the Sunne, 8121 or the light, 216 or the moone, 3394 or the starres 3556 be not x3808 darkened, 2821 z8799 nor the cloudes 5645 returne 7725 z8804 after 310 the raine: 1653

12:3 In the day 3117 when the keepers 8104 z8802 of the house 1004 shall tremble, 2111 z8799 x7945 and the strong 2428 men y582 x376 shall bowe y5791 z8694 themselues, x5791 and the grinders 2912 z8802 cease, 988 z8804 because x3588 they are fewe, 4591 z8765 and those that looke x7200 out y7200 z8802 of the windowes 699 be darkened: 2821 z8804

12:4 And the doores 1817 shal be shut 5462 z8795 in the streets, 7784 when the sound 6963 of the grinding 2913 is low, y8217 x8213 and he shall rise vp 6965 z8799 at the voice 6963 of the bird, 6833 and all x3605 the daughters 1323 of musicke 7892 shall be brought low. 7817 z8735

12:5 Also x1571 [when] they shalbe afraid 3372 z8799 of that which is high, 1364 x4480 and feares 2849 [shall bee] in the way, 1870 and the Almond tree 8247 shall flourish, 5006 z8686 and the grashopper 2284 shall be a burden, 5445 z8691 and desire 35 shall faile: 6565 z8686 because x3588 man 120 goeth 1980 z8802 to x413 his long 5769 home, 1004 and the mourners 5594 z8802 goe about 5437 z8804 the streets: 7784

12:6 Or x5704 euer 3808 x834 the siluer 3701 corde 2256 be loosed, 7368 z8735 y7576 z8675 or the golden 2091 bowle 1543 be broken, 7533 z8799 or the pitcher 3537 be broken 7665 z8735 at x5921 the fountaine, 4002 or the wheele 1534 broken 7533 z8738 at x413 the cisterne. 953

12:7 Then shall the dust 6083 returne 7725 z8799 to x5921 the earth 776 as it was: x7945 x1961 and the spirit 7307 shall returne 7725 z8799 vnto x413 God 430 who x834 gaue 5414 z8804 it.

12:8 ¶ Uanitie 1892 of vanities 1892 (saith 559 z8804 the preacher) 6953 all x3605 is vanitie. 1892

12:9 And moreouer 3148 because the preacher 6953 was x7945 x1961 wise, 2450 he still x5750 taught 3925 z8765 x853 the people 5971 knowledge, 1847 yea he gaue good heed, y239 z8765 x238 and sought out, 2713 z8765 [and] set in order 8626 z8765 many 7235 z8687 prouerbes. 4912

12:10 The preacher 6953 sought 1245 z8765 to finde out 4672 z8800 acceptable 2656 words, 1697 and that which was written 3789 z8803 [was] vpright, 3476 [euen] wordes 1697 of trueth. 571

12:11 The wordes 1697 of the wise 2450 [are] as goads, 1861 and as nailes 4930 fastened 5193 z8803 [by] the masters 1167 of assemblies, 627 [which] are giuen 5414 z8738 from one y259 shepheard. 7462 z8802 x4480 x259

12:12 And further, 3148 by these, 1992 x4480 my sonne, 1121 be admonished: 2094 z8734 of making 6213 z8800 many 7235 z8687 bookes 5612 [there is] no x369 end, 7093 and much 7235 z8687 studie 3854 [is] a wearinesse 3024 of the flesh. 1320

12:13 ¶ Let vs heare 8085 z8799 the conclusion 5490 of the whole x3605 matter: 1697 Feare 3372 z8798 x853 God, 430 and keepe 8104 z8798 his commandements, 4687 for x3588 this x2088 [is] the whole x3605 [duetie] of man. 120

12:14 For x3588 God 430 shal bring 935 z8686 x853 euery x3605 worke 4639 into iudgement, 4941 with x5921 euer x3605 secret thing, 5956 z8737 whether x518 [it bee] good, 2896 or whether x518 [it bee] euill. 7451