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Ecclesiastes 11:8-10
New Life Version
Ecclesiastes 11:8-10
New Life Version
8 If a man should live many years, let him have joy in them all. Yet let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that comes is for nothing.
What Young People Should Do
9 Young man, be filled with joy while you are young. And let your heart be happy while you are a young man. Follow the ways of your heart and the desires of your eyes. But know that God will judge you for all these things. 10 So put away trouble from your heart, and put away pain from your body. Because the years when you were a child and the best years of your life are going by fast.
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Ecclesiastes 11:8-10
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 11:8-10
New International Version
8 However many years anyone may live,
let them enjoy them all.
But let them remember(A) the days of darkness,
for there will be many.
Everything to come is meaningless.
9 You who are young, be happy while you are young,
and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
God will bring you into judgment.(B)
10 So then, banish anxiety(C) from your heart
and cast off the troubles of your body,
for youth and vigor are meaningless.(D)
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