Ecclesiastes/Qohelet 12

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come And the years approach of which you will say, I have no pleasure in them;	1 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:
2 Before the sun is darkened. and the light, and the moon, and the stars, while the clouds return after the rain;	2 Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:
3 When the guardians of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, And the grinders are idle because they are few, and they who look through the windows grow blind;	3 When the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall stagger, and the grinders shall be idle in a small number, and they that look through the holes shall be darkened:
4 When the doors to the street are shut, and the sound of the mill is low; When one waits for the chirp of a bird, but all the daughters of song are suppressed;	4 And they shall shut the doors in the street, when the grinder's voice shall be low, and they shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall grow deaf.
5 And one fears heights, and perils in the street; When the almond tree blooms, and the locust grows sluggish and the caper berry is without effect, Because man goes to his lasting home, and mourners go about the streets;	5 And they shall fear high things, and they shall be afraid in the way, the almond tree shall flourish, the locust shall be made fat, and the caper tree shall be destroyed: because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall go round about in the street.
6 Before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is broken, And the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the broken pulley falls into the well,	6 Before the silver cord be broken, and the golden fillet shrink back, and the pitcher be crushed at the fountain, and the wheel be broken upon the cistern,
7 And the dust returns to the earth as it once was, and the life breath returns to God who gave it.	7 And the dust return into its earth, from whence it was, and the spirit return to God, who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, all things are vanity!	8 Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.
9 Besides being wise, Qoheleth taught the people knowledge, and weighed, scrutinized and arranged many proverbs.	9 And whereas Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and declared the things that he had done: and seeking out, he set forth many parables.
10 Qoheleth sought to find pleasing sayings, and to write down true sayings with precision.	10 He sought profitable words, and wrote words most right, and full of truth.
11 The sayings of the wise are like goads; like fixed spikes are the topics given by one collector.	11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails deeply fastened in, which by the counsel of masters are given from one shepherd.
12 As to more than these, my son, beware. Of the making of many books there is no end, and in much study there is weariness for the flesh.	12 More than these, my son, require not. Of making many books there is no end: and much study is an affliction of the flesh.
13 The last word, when all is heard: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is man's all;	13 Let us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is all man:
14 because God will bring to judgment every work, with all its hidden qualities, whether good or bad.	14 And all things that are done, God will bring into judgment for every error, whether it be good or evil.