Ecclesiastes 11:9–12:1

⁹Young man, be happy while you are still young.

Let your heart be joyful while you are still strong.

Do what your heart tells you to do.

Go after what your eyes look at.

But I want you to know

that God will judge you for everything you do.

¹⁰So drive worry out of your heart.

Get rid of all of your troubles.

Being young and strong doesn’t have any meaning.

12Remember the One who created you.

Remember him while you are still young.

Think about him before your times of trouble come.

The years will come when you will say,

“I don’t find any pleasure in them.”