Ecclesiastes 12

Advice to the Young: Life is Short and Then You Die

1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth—

before the days of trouble come

and the years draw near when you will say,

"I find no pleasure in them!"

2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars darken

and the clouds return after the rain.

3 When the guards of the house tremble,

and the men of strength are bent;

the grinders cease because they are few,

and those looking through the windows see dimly.