Parallel ECC 12:1

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BSB  ⇔ Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,
⇔ before the days of adversity come
 ⇔ and the years approach of which you will say,
⇔ “I find no pleasure in them,”

OEB But keep thy Creator in mind
⇔ In the days of thy prime:
 ⇔ Ere the gloomy days come on,
⇔ And the years arrive when thou sayest,
⇔ " No pleasure are they to me:"

CSB So remember your Creator in the days of your youth: Before the days of adversity come, and the years approach when you will say, “I have no delight in them”;

NLT Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”

NIV Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them"—

CEV Keep your Creator in mind while you are young! In years to come, you will be burdened down with troubles and say, "I don't enjoy life anymore."

ESV Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

NASB Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them";

LSB Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days happen and the years draw near in which you will say, “I have no delight in them”;

WEB Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth,
⇔ before the evil days come, and the years draw near,
⇔ when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”

NET So remember your Creator in the days of your youth –
 ⇔ before the difficult days come,
 ⇔ and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

LSV Remember also your Creator in days of your youth,
While that the evil days do not come,
Nor the years have arrived, that you say,
“I have no pleasure in them.”

FBV Remember your Creator while you are young, before days of trouble come and you grow old, saying, “I'm not enjoying life anymore.”

T4T While you are still young, keep thinking about God, who created you.
⇔ Do that before you are old and you experience many troubles,
 ⇔ during the years when you say
⇔ “I no longer enjoy being alive.”

LEB No LEB ECC 12:1 verse available

NRSV 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 have no pleasure in them”;

NKJV Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:

BBE Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

MOF No MOF ECC book available

JPS Remember then thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say: 'I have no pleasure in them';

ASV Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

DRA Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the time of affliction come, and the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say: They please me not:

YLT Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, 'I have no pleasure in them.'

DBY And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

RV Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, or ever the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

WBS Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, or ever the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

KJB Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
  (Remember now thy/your Creator in the days of thy/your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou/you shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;)

BB Remember thy maker the sooner in thy youth, or euer the dayes of aduersitie come, and or the yeres drawe nye when thou shalt say, I haue not pleasure in them:
  (Remember thy/your maker the sooner in thy/your youth, or ever the days of aduersitie come, and or the years drawe nigh/near when thou/you shalt say, I have not pleasure in them:)

GNV Remember nowe thy Creator in the daies of thy youth, whiles the euill daies come not, nor the yeeres approche, wherein thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them:
  (Remember now thy/your Creator in the days of thy/your youth, whiles the evil days come not, nor the years approche, wherein thou/you shalt say, I have no pleasure in them:)

CB Remembre thy maker in thy youth, or euer the dayes of aduersite come, and or the yeares drawe nye, when thou shalt saye: I haue no pleasure in them:
  (Remembre thy/your maker in thy/your youth, or ever the days of aduersite come, and or the years drawe nye, when thou/you shalt say: I have no pleasure in them:)

WYC Haue thou mynde on thi creatour in the daies of thi yongthe, bifore that the tyme of thi turment come, and the yeris of thi deth neiye, of whiche thou schalt seie, Tho plesen not me.
  (Have thou/you mind on thy/your creatour in the days of thy/your yongthe, before that the time of thy/your torment come, and the yeris of thy/your death neiye, of which thou/you schalt say, Tho plesen not me.)

LUT Gedenk an deinen Schöpfer in deiner Jugend, ehe denn die bösen Tage kommen und die Jahre herzutreten, da du wirst sagen: Sie gefallen mir nicht,
  (Gedenk at deinen Schöpfer in deiner Yugend, before because the evil days coming and the years herzutreten, there you wirst say: They/She gefallen to_me not,)

CLV [Memento Creatoris tui in diebus juventutis tuæ, antequam veniat tempus afflictionis, et appropinquent anni de quibus dicas: Non mihi placent;
  ([Memento Creatoris yours in days yuventutis tuæ, antequam let_him_come tempus afflictionis, and appropinquent anni about to_whom dicas: Non mihi placent;)

BRN And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake thee in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

BrLXX Καὶ μνήσθητι τοῦ κτίσαντός σε ἐν ἡμέραις νεότητός σου, ἕως ὅτου μὴ ἔλθωσιν αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς κακίας, καὶ φθάσουσιν ἔτη ἐν οἷς ἐρεῖς, οὐκ ἔστι μοι ἐν αὐτοῖς θέλημα.
  (Kai mnaʸsthaʸti tou ktisantos se en haʸmerais neotaʸtos sou, heōs hotou maʸ elthōsin hai haʸmerai taʸs kakias, kai fthasousin etaʸ en hois ereis, ouk esti moi en autois thelaʸma.)