Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the [a]impulses of your heart and the [b](A)desires of your eyes. Yet know that (B)God will bring you to judgment for all these things. 10 So remove [c]sorrow from your heart and keep [d](C)pain away from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are [e]fleeting.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 11:9 Lit ways
  2. Ecclesiastes 11:9 Lit sights
  3. Ecclesiastes 11:10 Or anger
  4. Ecclesiastes 11:10 Lit evil
  5. Ecclesiastes 11:10 Lit futility

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