Ecclesiastes 1:9-11

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⁹^(A)What has been is what will be,
    and what has been done is what will be done,
    and there is nothing new under the sun.
¹⁰Is there a thing of which it is said,
    “See, this is new”?
It has been ^(B)already
    in the ages before us.
¹¹There is no ^(C)remembrance of former things,^[a]
    nor will there be any remembrance
of later things^[b] yet to be
    among those who come after.

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Ecclesiastes 1:11 Or former people
Ecclesiastes 1:11 Or later people

Ecclesiastes 11:7-10

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⁷Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to ^(A)see the sun.

⁸So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember ^(B)that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is ^(C)vanity.^[a]

⁹^(D)Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. ^(E)Walk in the ways of your heart and ^(F)the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things ^(G)God will bring you into judgment.

¹⁰Remove vexation from your heart, and ^(H)put away pain^[b] from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 11:8 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)
Ecclesiastes 11:10 Or evil

Ecclesiastes 12:1

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Remember Your Creator in Your Youth

12 Remember also your Creator in ^(A)the days of your youth, before ^(B)the evil days come and the years draw near of which ^(C)you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

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Ecclesiastes 12:1 in all English translations

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

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¹³The end of the matter; all has been heard. ^(A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.^[a] ¹⁴For ^(B)God will bring every deed into judgment, with^[b] every secret thing, whether good or evil.