Ecclesiastes 11:8-10

Good News Translation

⁸ Be grateful for every year you live. No matter how long you live, remember that you will be dead much longer. There is nothing at all to look forward to.

Advice to Young People

⁹ Young people, enjoy your youth. Be happy while you are still young. Do what you want to do, and follow your heart's desire. But remember that God is going to judge you for whatever you do.

¹⁰ Don't let anything worry you or cause you pain. You aren't going to be young very long.