Ecclesiastes 12:1

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,”

2 before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,

3 on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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,”
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;
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;”
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;
DARBY
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;
BLB
And remember your Creator in the days of your youth, while the days of evil have not come, and the years have drawn near when you say, “No delight for me [is] in them!”
ÅB
Tenk på din skaper i din ungdoms dager, før de onde dager kommer, og det lider mot de år hvorom du vil si: Jeg har ingen glede av dem,
OTB
Husk din Skaper i din ungdoms dager, før ulykkens dager kommer og årene nærmer seg da du vil si: «Jeg finner ingen glede i dem»—
B1930
Tenk på din skaper i din ungdoms dager, før de onde dager kommer, og det lider mot de år hvorom du vil si: Jeg har ingen glede av dem,

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