Ecclesiastes 11:9–12:1

Seek God in Early Life

⁹Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,

And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;

^kWalk in the ²ways of your heart,

And ³in the sight of your eyes;

But know that for all these

^lGod will bring you into judgment.

¹⁰Therefore remove ⁴sorrow from your heart,

And ^mput away evil from your flesh,

ⁿFor childhood and ⁵youth are vanity.

12Remember ^anow your Creator in the days of your youth,

Before the ¹difficult days come,

And the years draw near ^bwhen you say,

“I have no pleasure in them”: