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Berean Standard Bible

“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,””

Ecclesiastes 12:1

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Study note

The final chapter of Ecclesiastes opens with an appeal to the young, followed by a poetic description of old age using images of a house falling into disrepair. The previous chapter urged young people to enjoy their youth while remembering that God will judge.

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Berean Standard Bible (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,”

World English Bible (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”;

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (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;

Bible in Basic English (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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y ACUÉRDATE de tu Criador en los días de tu juventud, antes que vengan los malos días, y lleguen los años, de los cuales digas, No tengo en ellos contentamiento;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

No permitas que la alegría de la juventud haga que te olvides de tu Creador. Hónralo cuando joven, antes que lleguen los años malos en que ya no tengas alegría de vivir.

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