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Open English Translation ECC Chapter 12

ECC 12 ©

Readers’ Version

Literal Version

12Think about your creator while you’re still young,

before troubling times come

and the years arrive when you’ll say that you no longer find pleasure in them.

2Yes, before the sun and the light, and the moon and the stars seem darker,

and the clouds return after the rain.

3That day when the guards of the house will get the trembles

and the strong men will be bent over,

and the women grinding grain will stop because there’s only a few of them left,

and the women looking out the windows will no longer see clearly.[fn]

4Then the doors in the street will be shut

so that the grinding that gets louder with the first birdsong will be barely heard

and all the girls singing will be quietened.

5The people will also become afraid of heights

and the road will have its terrors.

The almond trees will blossom

and the locusts will drag themselves along.

Normal desires will be lost

because you’ll be heading for your eternal home

and the mourners will be in the streets.

6Think about God before the silver cord gets broken

and the golden bowl breaks,

the pitcher shatters at the well

and the wheel is crushed at the cistern,

7the dust returns to the earth as it was

and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

8Nothing but a puff of air,” says the leader. “Everything is pointless.”

12And_remember DOM creator_of_your in/on/at/with_days_of youth_of_your until that not they_will_come the_days_of the_trouble and_draw_near years which you_will_say there_is_not to_me in/among_them pleasure.
2Until that not it_will_become_dark the_sun and_the_light and_the_moon and_the_stars and_return the_clouds after the_rain.
3In_the_day when_tremble those_who_keep_of the_house and_stoop the_people_of the_strong and_cease the_grinders if/because they_have_become_few and_see_dimly the_look in/on/at/with_windows.
4And_ the_doors _shut in/on/at/with_street in/on/at/with_ the_sound_of _low the_grinding and_rises_up to_sound/voice the_bird and_ all_of _brought_low the_daughters_of the_song.
5Also of_heights people_will_be_afraid and_terrors in/on/at/with_road and_blossoms the_almond_tree and_drags_along the_grasshopper and_fails the_desire if/because is_going the_humankind to the_house_of eternal_of_his and_go_about in/on/at/with_streets[fn][fn][fn] the_mourners.
6Until that not it_will_be_snapped[fn] the_cord_of the_silver and_broken the_bowl_of the_gold and_shattered the_jar at the_spring and_broken the_wheel to the_cistern.
7And_returns the_dust to the_earth/land as_it_was and_the_spirit it_will_return to the_ʼElohīm who gave_it.
8Futility_of futilities he_said the_teacher the_everything is_futility.

12:9Conclusion

9Besides the fact that the leader was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and he searched and evaluated. He arranged and edited many proverbs. 10The leader searched for pleasing words, and wrote down many truthful words that would lead to godliness.

11The words of wise people can prod others along,

and they’re like nails holding things firm.

They’re all given by one shepherd.

12My son, be careful of anything in addition to these,

because there’s no end to producing books

and too much study wears you out.

13So after listening to everything, here’s the final conclusion:

Respect God and strive to follow him and obey his commands,

because that’s humanity’s whole duty.

14Yes, God will judge everything we do

including everything that’s been hidden

whether good or bad.


12:3 This may also be referring to the failing body, e.g., the guards being the arms, the stooping being the legs, the grinders being few would refer to the teeth, and the windows might refer to the eyes.

9And_besides that_being Teacher wise again he_taught knowledge DOM the_people and_weighing and_studying he_arranged_in_order proverbs many.
10Teacher He_sought to_ words_of _find delight and_wrote uprightness was_words_of truth.
11the_words_of wise_people like_the_goads and_like_nails firmly_fixed masters_of collections they_are_given by_shepherd one.
12And_in_addition_to to_these son_of_my be_warned to_make books many there_is_not an_end and_study much is_weariness_of flesh.
13the_end_of the_matter the_all it_has_been_heard DOM the_ʼElohīm fear and_DOM commands_of_his keep if/because this is_all_of the_humankind.
14If/because DOM every_of deed the_ʼElohīm he_will_bring in/on/at/with_judgement with every_of hidden_thing whether good and_if evil.

12:5 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

12:5 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

12:5 OSHB note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

12:6 OSHB variant note: ירחק: (x-qere) ’יֵרָתֵק֙’: lemma_7576 n_1.1.0 morph_HVNi3ms id_21cWZ יֵרָתֵק֙

ECC 12 ©

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