the Creator is to be remembered in due time,1-7 The preacher's care to edify,8-12 the fear of God is the chief antidote for vanity,13,14

remember 11:10 Ge 39:2,8,9,23 1Sa 1:28 2:18,26 3:19-21 16:7,12,13, 1Sa 17:36,37 1Ki 3:6-12 14:13 18:12 2Ch 34:2,3 Ps 22:9,10 34:11 Ps 71:17,18 Pr 8:17 22:6 Isa 26:8 La 3:27 Da 1:8,9,17 Lu 1:15 2:40-52 18:16 Eph 6:4 2Ti 3:15

while 11:8 Job 30:2 Ps 90:10 Ho 7:9

when 2Sa 19:35

2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

the sun 11:7,8 Ge 27:1 48:10 1Sa 3:2 4:15,18

nor Ps 42:7 71:20 77:16

3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

strong 2Sa 21:15-17 Ps 90:9,10 102:23 Zec 8:4

and those 12:2

4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

all 2Sa 19:35

5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

the almond Ge 42:38 44:29,31 Le 19:32 Job 15:10 Ps 71:18 Pr 16:31 20:29 Isa 46:4 Jer 1:11

because 9:10 Job 17:13 30:23 Ps 49:10-14 Heb 9:27

the mourners Ge 50:3-10 Jer 9:17-20 Mr 5:38,39

6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

dust 3:20 Ge 3:19 18:27 Job 4:19,20 7:21 20:11 34:14,15 Ps 90:3 146:4 Da 12:2

the spirit 3:21

God Ge 2:7 Nu 16:22 27:16 Isa 57:16 Jer 38:16 Zec 12:1 Heb 12:9,23

8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

1:2,14 2:17 4:4 6:12 8:8 Ps 62:9

9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

moreover, because the Preacher was wise 1Ki 8:12 10:8

he gave 1Ki 4:32 Pr 1:1 10:1 25:1

10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

preacher 1:1,12

acceptable words Pr 15:23,26 16:21-24 25:11,12 1Ti 1:15

written Pr 1:1-6 8:6-10 22:17-21 Lu 1:1-4 Joh 3:11 Col 1:5

11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

as goads Jer 23:29 Mt 3:7 Ac 2:37 2Co 10:4 Heb 4:12

masters Joh 3:10

given Ge 49:24 Ps 23:1 80:1 Isa 40:11 Eze 34:23 Joh 10:14 Heb 13:20 1Pe 5:4

12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

by these Lu 16:29-31 Joh 5:39 20:31 21:25 2Pe 1:19-21

study 1:18

13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

fear 5:7 8:12 Ge 22:12 De 6:2 10:12 Ps 111:10 112:1 145:19 147:11 Pr 1:7 23:28 Ps 115:13-15 Pr 19:23 Lu 1:50

14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

11:9 Ps 96:13 Mt 12:36 25:31-46 Lu 12:1 Joh 5:29 Ac 17:30,31 Ro 2:16 14:10-12 1Co 4:5 2Co 5:10 Re 20:11-15