12 1 To think on God in youth, and not to defer till age. 7 The soul returneth to God. 11 Wisdom is the gift of God, and consisteth in fearing him and keeping his commandments.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years approach, wherein thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them:

While the sun is not dark, nor the light, nor the moon, nor the stars, nor the [a]clouds return after the rain.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:2 Before thou come to a continual misery: for when the clouds remain after the rain, man’s grief is increased.

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