Vanity of Vanities: A Turbo Rock Opera - Full Lyrics and Scripture Annotations (Ecclesiastes 1-12 NLT)
Ecclesiastes One
Vapor of vapors... it’s all just a ghost in the hand (Ecclesiastes 1:2 NLT)
A handful of smoke... scattered across the sand (Ecclesiastes 1:2 NLT)
What does a man gain... from the sweat of his brow? (Ecclesiastes 1:3 NLT)
The earth is a stone... that doesn't care for the "now" (Ecclesiastes 1:4 NLT)
One generation falls... while the next one is born (Ecclesiastes 1:4 NLT)
The same dusty coat... just slightly more torn. (Ecclesiastes 1:4 NLT)
The sun is a ghost... that won’t go to sleep (Ecclesiastes 1:5 NLT)
It climbs up the hill... and dives into the deep (Ecclesiastes 1:5 NLT)
The wind is a circle... a dog chasing its tail (Ecclesiastes 1:6 NLT)
Whistling south... then turning north on the gale (Ecclesiastes 1:6 NLT)
Every river is running... to a sea that won’t fill (Ecclesiastes 1:7 NLT)
The world is a wheel... that’s never standing still. (Ecclesiastes 1:7 NLT)
THERE’S NOTHING NEW... UNDER THE SUN (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NLT)
The race is a circle... that’s already been run (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NLT)
The eye isn’t satisfied... with all that it sees (Ecclesiastes 1:8 NLT)
The ear is a beggar... down on its knees (Ecclesiastes 1:8 NLT)
It’s a long, low shadow... on a desert floor (Ecclesiastes 1:11 NLT)
What’s been done... is what’s done forevermore. (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NLT)
I set my heart to know... the wisdom and the madness (Ecclesiastes 1:17 NLT)
But searching for the light... only brought me the sadness (Ecclesiastes 1:17 NLT)
For in much wisdom... is a heavy, heavy heart (Ecclesiastes 1:18 NLT)
The more you know... the more you're torn apart (Ecclesiastes 1:18 NLT)
(The more you're torn apart...) (Ecclesiastes 1:18 NLT)
There is no remembrance... of the men who came before (Ecclesiastes 1:11 NLT)
And those yet to come... will be shadows at the door (Ecclesiastes 1:11 NLT)
I’ve seen everything... under the burning sky (Ecclesiastes 1:14 NLT)
It’s a chasing of the wind... a long and lonely "why." (Ecclesiastes 1:14 NLT)
THERE’S NOTHING NEW... UNDER THE SUN (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NLT)
The race is a circle... that’s already been run (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NLT)
The eye isn’t satisfied... with all that it sees (Ecclesiastes 1:8 NLT)
The ear is a beggar... down on its knees (Ecclesiastes 1:8 NLT)
"Vapor... it's all just vapor." (Ecclesiastes 1:2 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Two
I said in my heart, "Come on, let’s have a taste" (Ecclesiastes 2:1 NLT)
Of the wine and the honey, before it goes to waste. (Ecclesiastes 2:3 NLT)
I cheered my body with the juice of the vine (Ecclesiastes 2:3 NLT)
Searching for the fruit, but only found the rind. (Ecclesiastes 2:1 NLT)
I grabbed onto folly like a handle on a door (Ecclesiastes 2:3 NLT)
But the more I had, the more I wanted more. (Ecclesiastes 2:10 NLT)
I built me some houses, I planted me some trees (Ecclesiastes 2:4 NLT)
I had parks and gardens, and every kind of ease. (Ecclesiastes 2:5 NLT)
I bought me the slaves, and the cattle and the gold (Ecclesiastes 2:7 NLT)
More than all the kings in the stories that were told. (Ecclesiastes 2:9 NLT)
I had singers for the day, and concubines for night (Ecclesiastes 2:8 NLT)
Whatever caught my eye, I kept it in my sight. (Ecclesiastes 2:10 NLT)
BUT IT’S A LONG ROAD TO NOWHERE... (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
It’s a chasing of the wind! (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
A heavy, dusty circle... (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
Where the vanity begins. (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
Yeah, I looked at all my labor... (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
Everything my hands had spun. (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
It was nothing but a shadow... (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
Underneath the desert sun. (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
"Everything... vanity... mmm." (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
Then I looked at the wise man, and I looked at the fool (Ecclesiastes 2:12 NLT)
They both end up broken, by the same heavy rule. (Ecclesiastes 2:14 NLT)
The wise man sees the light, and the fool walks in the dark (Ecclesiastes 2:14 NLT)
But the same cold dirt... is gonna quench every spark. (Ecclesiastes 2:14 NLT)
They’ll both be forgotten, like a footprint in the rain (Ecclesiastes 2:16 NLT)
So I hated my life... and I hated all the gain. (Ecclesiastes 2:17 NLT)
IT’S A LONG ROAD TO NOWHERE... (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
It’s a chasing of the wind! (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
A heavy, dusty circle... (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
Where the vanity begins. (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT)
"So I left it all... to a man who didn't work for it." (Ecclesiastes 2:18 NLT)
"Who knows if he'll be wise... or a fool?" (Ecclesiastes 2:19 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Three
There’s a season for the wind, a time for every plan (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT)
Underneath the heavens, for the life of every man. (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT)
A time to be born, and a time to meet the grave (Ecclesiastes 3:2 NLT)
A time to plant the seed, and a time to let it wave. (Ecclesiastes 3:2 NLT)
A time to kill the fever, a time to heal the bone (Ecclesiastes 3:3 NLT)
A time to tear it down, a time to set the stone. (Ecclesiastes 3:3 NLT)
IT’S THE WHEEL... TURNING IN THE DUST (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT)
Everything is beautiful... and everything is rust. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)
He set eternity... inside the human heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)
But we can’t see the finish... and we can’t see the start. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)
Yeah, it’s a heavy rhythm... under a desert sun. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)
A time to weep a river, a time to laugh out loud (Ecclesiastes 3:4 NLT)
A time to mourn the shroud, a time to dance among the crowd. (Ecclesiastes 3:4 NLT)
A time to cast the stones, a time to gather them in piles (Ecclesiastes 3:5 NLT)
A time to embrace the touch, a time to walk the miles. (Ecclesiastes 3:5 NLT)
A time to keep the silence, and a time to speak the truth (Ecclesiastes 3:7 NLT)
A time for the aged, and a time for the youth. (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT)
"Whatever God does... it's gonna last forever." (Ecclesiastes 3:14 NLT)
I know there is no better thing... than to be happy and do good (Ecclesiastes 3:12 NLT)
To eat and drink and find the joy... in the labor and the wood. (Ecclesiastes 3:13 NLT)
It’s the gift of the Almighty... for a man to find his peace (Ecclesiastes 3:13 NLT)
In the middle of the turning... where the wonders never cease. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)
IT’S THE WHEEL... TURNING IN THE DUST (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT)
Everything is beautiful... and everything is rust. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)
He set eternity... inside the human heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)
But we can’t see the finish... and we can’t see the start. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)
"That which is... has already been." (Ecclesiastes 3:15 NLT)
"And God seeks... what has driven away." (Ecclesiastes 3:15 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Four
I turned and looked again... at the shadows on the wall (Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT)
At all the cold oppression... underneath the fall. (Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT)
I saw the tears of the cheated... with no one there to dry 'em (Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT)
Power on the side of the strong... and no one to defy 'em. (Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT)
I said the dead are lucky... because they’ve found the exit door (Ecclesiastes 4:2 NLT)
But better is the one unborn... who hasn't seen the war. (Ecclesiastes 4:3 NLT)
I saw that every labor... and every skillful hand (Ecclesiastes 4:4 NLT)
Is just a neighbor’s envy... burning through the land. (Ecclesiastes 4:4 NLT)
The fool folds his fingers... and consumes his own flesh (Ecclesiastes 4:5 NLT)
While the striver’s caught forever... in the golden mesh. (Ecclesiastes 4:4 NLT)
Better is a single handful... with a little bit of peace (Ecclesiastes 4:6 NLT)
Than two hands full of vanity... that never finds release. (Ecclesiastes 4:6 NLT)
IT’S A COLD MACHINE... (Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT)
Grinding down the bone. (Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT)
Better to have a brother... (Ecclesiastes 4:9 NLT)
Than to stand out in the lone. (Ecclesiastes 4:10 NLT)
If one man falls... the other lifts him high. (Ecclesiastes 4:10 NLT)
But woe to the lonely soul... underneath the heavy sky. (Ecclesiastes 4:10 NLT)
"A threefold cord... isn't easily broken. No..." (Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT)
Two can keep the heat... in the middle of the night (Ecclesiastes 4:11 NLT)
But how can one stay warm... when the frost begins to bite? (Ecclesiastes 4:11 NLT)
Though a man might prevail... against the one who stands alone (Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT)
Two can hold the line... against the kingdom and the throne. (Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT)
"Better a poor and wise youth... than an old and foolish king." (Ecclesiastes 4:13 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Five
"Guard your steps... when you go to the house of God." (Ecclesiastes 5:1 NLT)
Don’t be quick with your mouth, or hasty in your soul (Ecclesiastes 5:2 NLT)
To pour out words like water... into a broken bowl. (Ecclesiastes 5:2 NLT)
For God is in the heavens, and you are on the clay (Ecclesiastes 5:2 NLT)
So let your words be few... at the end of the day. (Ecclesiastes 5:2 NLT)
For a dream comes in with a world of work and stress (Ecclesiastes 5:3 NLT)
And a fool’s voice is known... by his talkative excess. (Ecclesiastes 5:3 NLT)
When you make a vow, don't leave it on the shelf (Ecclesiastes 5:4 NLT)
It’s better not to promise... than to cheat your own self. (Ecclesiastes 5:5 NLT)
Don’t let your tongue... lead your flesh into the fire (Ecclesiastes 5:6 NLT)
The Messenger is watching... every word of your desire. (Ecclesiastes 5:6 NLT)
In the multitude of dreams... there is vanity and smoke (Ecclesiastes 5:7 NLT)
But fear the Holy One... beneath the heavy yoke. (Ecclesiastes 5:7 NLT)
IT’S THE NOISE OF FOOLS! (Ecclesiastes 5:3 NLT)
A clatter in the dark. (Ecclesiastes 5:3 NLT)
Don't let the silver... (Ecclesiastes 5:10 NLT)
Quench the holy spark. (Ecclesiastes 5:7 NLT)
The more the goods increase... (Ecclesiastes 5:11 NLT)
The more the eaters come. (Ecclesiastes 5:11 NLT)
(Nothing but a shadow...) (Ecclesiastes 5:15 NLT)
Underneath the thumb. (Ecclesiastes 5:13 NLT)
The sleep of the laborer... is sweet and deep and still (Ecclesiastes 5:12 NLT)
Whether he eats a little... or eats until his fill. (Ecclesiastes 5:12 NLT)
But the abundance of the rich... it keeps them wide awake (Ecclesiastes 5:12 NLT)
Staring at the ceiling... for their heavy stomach's sake. (Ecclesiastes 5:12 NLT)
I’ve seen a sick evil... underneath the sun (Ecclesiastes 5:13 NLT)
Wealth kept by the owner... until the damage is done. (Ecclesiastes 5:13 NLT)
As he came from the womb... naked he shall go (Ecclesiastes 5:15 NLT)
Taking nothing from his labor... to the world below. (Ecclesiastes 5:15 NLT)
He toils for the wind... in darkness and in grief (Ecclesiastes 5:16 NLT)
A long, weary life... with no moment of relief. (Ecclesiastes 5:17 NLT)
"Eat, drink, and find the joy... in your toil." (Ecclesiastes 5:18 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Six
"There is an evil I have seen... and it lies heavy on the soul." (Ecclesiastes 6:1 NLT)
A man is given riches... and wealth and every honor (Ecclesiastes 6:2 NLT)
Whatever his heart desires... the world has laid upon her. (Ecclesiastes 6:2 NLT)
But God gives him no power... to taste the honeyed wine (Ecclesiastes 6:2 NLT)
Instead, a stranger feasts... on the fruit and on the vine. (Ecclesiastes 6:2 NLT)
It’s a vanity, a sickness... a shadow on the floor (Ecclesiastes 6:2 NLT)
To have the whole world in your hand... and still be wanting more. (Ecclesiastes 6:2 NLT)
If a man has a hundred children... and lives a thousand years (Ecclesiastes 6:3 NLT)
But his soul is never satisfied... and he ends his days in tears. (Ecclesiastes 6:3 NLT)
I say a stillborn child... is better off than he (Ecclesiastes 6:3 NLT)
For it comes in with a vapor... and it leaves in secrecy. (Ecclesiastes 6:4 NLT)
It never saw the sun... it never knew the name (Ecclesiastes 6:5 NLT)
But it finds a rest in silence... that puts the man to shame. (Ecclesiastes 6:5 NLT)
ALL THE LABOR OF A MAN... IS ONLY FOR HIS MOUTH! (Ecclesiastes 6:7 NLT)
The wind is blowing north... then it’s turning to the south. (Ecclesiastes 6:7 NLT)
The soul is never filled! (Ecclesiastes 6:7 NLT)
The hunger’s never stilled! (Ecclesiastes 6:7 NLT)
(Chasing the wind...) (Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLT)
Walking in a dream... that's already been killed. (Ecclesiastes 6:3 NLT)
"What advantage has the wise man... over the fool?" (Ecclesiastes 6:8 NLT)
Better is the sight of the eyes... than the wandering of desire (Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLT)
One is a cooling spring... the other is a fire. (Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLT)
Whatever has come to be... was named long ago (Ecclesiastes 6:10 NLT)
A man cannot contend... with the One who made it so. (Ecclesiastes 6:10 NLT)
The more the words increase... the less the meaning stays (Ecclesiastes 6:11 NLT)
Who knows what’s good for man... in his few and fleeting days? (Ecclesiastes 6:12 NLT)
"Like a shadow... he passes through the light." (Ecclesiastes 6:12 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Seven
A good name is better than a jar of gold (Ecclesiastes 7:1 NLT)
And the day you die... than the day the story's told. (Ecclesiastes 7:1 NLT)
Better to sit in the house where the mourners cry (Ecclesiastes 7:2 NLT)
Than to feast in the hall where the fools all lie. (Ecclesiastes 7:2 NLT)
For death is the end of every living man (Ecclesiastes 7:2 NLT)
And the heart of the wise... understands the plan. (Ecclesiastes 7:2 NLT)
Better to hear the rebuke of a man who’s wise (Ecclesiastes 7:5 NLT)
Than the song of a fool... tellin’ happy lies. (Ecclesiastes 7:5 NLT)
For the laughter of a fool is like thorns in a flame (Ecclesiastes 7:6 NLT)
A crackle of noise... with no soul to the name. (Ecclesiastes 7:6 NLT)
Extortion turns a wise man into a clown (Ecclesiastes 7:7 NLT)
And a bribe is the weight... that pulls the spirit down. (Ecclesiastes 7:7 NLT)
BETTER IS THE END! (Ecclesiastes 7:8 NLT)
Than the start of a thing. (Ecclesiastes 7:8 NLT)
Better is the patient heart... (Ecclesiastes 7:8 NLT)
Than the pride of a king. (Ecclesiastes 7:8 NLT)
Don't let your spirit... be quick to be mad (Ecclesiastes 7:9 NLT)
Don't look back and say... the old days were all we had. (Ecclesiastes 7:10 NLT)
In the day of prosperity... be joyful and glad (Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT)
In the day of adversity... remember what you had. (Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT)
God has made the one... as well as the other (Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT)
So no man can find... what’s coming 'round the corner. (Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT)
Don't be too righteous, don't be too wise (Ecclesiastes 7:16 NLT)
Why should you perish... before your own eyes? (Ecclesiastes 7:16 NLT)
"There's not a righteous man on earth... who only does good." (Ecclesiastes 7:20 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Eight
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the hidden soul? (Ecclesiastes 8:1 NLT)
Wisdom makes the face to shine... and makes the broken whole. (Ecclesiastes 8:1 NLT)
Keep the king's command... for the sake of the ancient oath (Ecclesiastes 8:2 NLT)
But don't be quick to leave him... or you'll lose the fruit of both. (Ecclesiastes 8:3 NLT)
For the word of a king is supreme... a law that's etched in stone (Ecclesiastes 8:4 NLT)
Who can say "What are you doing?"... when he sits upon the throne? (Ecclesiastes 8:4 NLT)
There is a time and a way... for every matter under the sun (Ecclesiastes 8:6 NLT)
Though the trouble of man lies heavy... until the work is done. (Ecclesiastes 8:6 NLT)
No man has the power... to hold the wind in his fist (Ecclesiastes 8:8 NLT)
Or stay the day of his passing... in the middle of the mist. (Ecclesiastes 8:8 NLT)
There is no discharge in the war... no shelter from the rain (Ecclesiastes 8:8 NLT)
And wickedness won't save the one... who's addicted to the gain. (Ecclesiastes 8:8 NLT)
OH, I SAW THE WICKED BURIED... (Ecclesiastes 8:10 NLT)
They used to go in and out! (Ecclesiastes 8:10 NLT)
From the holy place they wandered... (Ecclesiastes 8:10 NLT)
With a hollow, holy shout! (Ecclesiastes 8:10 NLT)
Because the sentence isn't swift... (Ecclesiastes 8:11 NLT)
The heart of man is set... (Ecclesiastes 8:11 NLT)
To do the evil deeds... (Ecclesiastes 8:11 NLT)
That he hasn't paid for yet. (Ecclesiastes 8:11 NLT)
"It'll be well with those who fear God..." (Ecclesiastes 8:12 NLT)
I saw a vanity on earth... where the righteous get the blame (Ecclesiastes 8:14 NLT)
And the wicked get the glory... as if they had no shame. (Ecclesiastes 8:14 NLT)
So I commend the joy... under the burning sky (Ecclesiastes 8:15 NLT)
To eat and drink and be merry... before we have to die. (Ecclesiastes 8:15 NLT)
For this will stay with a man... in all his days of toil (Ecclesiastes 8:15 NLT)
The little bit of sunlight... before he hits the soil. (Ecclesiastes 8:15 NLT)
"No man can find out the work... that is done under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 8:17 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Nine
All this I laid to heart... to see it clear as day (Ecclesiastes 9:1 NLT)
The righteous and the wise... are in the hand that made the clay. (Ecclesiastes 9:1 NLT)
Whether it’s love or hate... no man can truly know (Ecclesiastes 9:1 NLT)
It’s all a mystery... in the world down here below. (Ecclesiastes 9:1 NLT)
The same fate comes to all... the good man and the thief (Ecclesiastes 9:2 NLT)
The clean and the unclean... find the same cold relief. (Ecclesiastes 9:2 NLT)
As it is with the good... so it is with the one who sins (Ecclesiastes 9:2 NLT)
The same door opens wide... where the silence begins. (Ecclesiastes 9:2 NLT)
This is an evil thing... underneath the burning sun (Ecclesiastes 9:3 NLT)
That one fate finds us all... before the race is run. (Ecclesiastes 9:3 NLT)
The hearts of men are full of madness... while they still draw breath (Ecclesiastes 9:3 NLT)
And after that... they join the congregation of the death. (Ecclesiastes 9:3 NLT)
BUT A LIVING DOG! (Ecclesiastes 9:4 NLT)
Is better than a lion in the grave! (Ecclesiastes 9:4 NLT)
For the living know they’ll die... (Ecclesiastes 9:5 NLT)
But the dead have nothing left to save. (Ecclesiastes 9:5 NLT)
Their love and their hate... (Ecclesiastes 9:6 NLT)
Have vanished like the morning rain. (Ecclesiastes 9:6 NLT)
They have no more share... (Ecclesiastes 9:6 NLT)
In the labor or the pain. (Ecclesiastes 9:6 NLT)
"Eat your bread with joy... for God has already approved." (Ecclesiastes 9:7 NLT)
Go, eat your bread with joy... and drink your wine with heart (Ecclesiastes 9:7 NLT)
Let your clothes be white... and play your little part. (Ecclesiastes 9:8 NLT)
Enjoy the life you have... with the one you truly love (Ecclesiastes 9:9 NLT)
Through all the fleeting days... assigned from up above. (Ecclesiastes 9:9 NLT)
Whatever your hand finds to do... do it with your might (Ecclesiastes 9:10 NLT)
For there’s no work or wisdom... in the coming of the night. (Ecclesiastes 9:10 NLT)
"The race is not to the swift... nor the battle to the strong." (Ecclesiastes 9:11 NLT)
"But time and chance... happen to them all." (Ecclesiastes 9:11 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Ten
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment... begin to stink and spoil (Ecclesiastes 10:1 NLT)
So a little folly... ruins the wisdom and the toil. (Ecclesiastes 10:1 NLT)
A wise man’s heart... leads him to the right-hand way (Ecclesiastes 10:2 NLT)
But a fool’s heart... wanders where the shadows play. (Ecclesiastes 10:2 NLT)
Even on the road... when the fool begins to walk (Ecclesiastes 10:3 NLT)
His sense is gone... and he shows it in his talk. (Ecclesiastes 10:3 NLT)
If the ruler's anger... rises up against your name (Ecclesiastes 10:4 NLT)
Do not leave your post... do not feed the flame. (Ecclesiastes 10:4 NLT)
I have seen an error... underneath the burning sun (Ecclesiastes 10:5 NLT)
Folly set in high places... while the work is being done. (Ecclesiastes 10:6 NLT)
I saw slaves on horses... riding through the town (Ecclesiastes 10:7 NLT)
While princes walked like beggars... with their heads hanging down. (Ecclesiastes 10:7 NLT)
HE WHO DIGS A PIT... SHALL FALL INTO THE HOLE! (Ecclesiastes 10:8 NLT)
A serpent waits in the wall... for the unwary soul. (Ecclesiastes 10:8 NLT)
If the iron is blunt... and the edge is never whet (Ecclesiastes 10:10 NLT)
You’ll have to use more strength... to pay the heavy debt. (Ecclesiastes 10:10 NLT)
"Words from a wise mouth are gracious... but the lips of a fool consume him." (Ecclesiastes 10:12 NLT)
The beginning of his words... is nothing but a lie (Ecclesiastes 10:13 NLT)
The end of his talk... is madness in the eye. (Ecclesiastes 10:13 NLT)
No man knows... what is coming after now (Ecclesiastes 10:14 NLT)
Who can tell him what will be... or where the world will bow? (Ecclesiastes 10:14 NLT)
Woe to the land... where the king is but a child (Ecclesiastes 10:16 NLT)
And the princes feast at morning... while the hearts are running wild. (Ecclesiastes 10:16 NLT)
"Money answers everything... but the heart is still cold." (Ecclesiastes 10:19 NLT)
Ecclesiastes Eleven and Twelve
Cast your bread upon the waters... find it after many days (Ecclesiastes 11:1 NLT)
Give a portion to the seven... for the world has wicked ways. (Ecclesiastes 11:2 NLT)
If the clouds are full of rain... they will empty on the land (Ecclesiastes 11:3 NLT)
Whether tree falls north or south... there it lies within the sand. (Ecclesiastes 11:3 NLT)
He who watches for the wind... will never find the time to sow (Ecclesiastes 11:4 NLT)
He who looks at every cloud... will never see the harvest grow. (Ecclesiastes 11:4 NLT)
As you do not know the path... where the spirit takes its flight (Ecclesiastes 11:5 NLT)
So you do not know the work of God... who brings the day from night. (Ecclesiastes 11:5 NLT)
IN THE MORNING SOW YOUR SEED! (Ecclesiastes 11:6 NLT)
In the evening do not rest! (Ecclesiastes 11:6 NLT)
For you don't know which will thrive... (Ecclesiastes 11:6 NLT)
Or which will be the best. (Ecclesiastes 11:6 NLT)
Truly light is sweet to see... (Ecclesiastes 11:7 NLT)
And the sun is good to find. (Ecclesiastes 11:7 NLT)
But remember all the dark days... (Ecclesiastes 11:8 NLT)
That are trailing close behind. (Ecclesiastes 11:8 NLT)
Remember your Creator... in the days when you are young (Ecclesiastes 12:1 NLT)
Before the silver cord is snapped... and the final song is sung. (Ecclesiastes 12:6 NLT)
Before the golden bowl is broken... (Ecclesiastes 12:6 NLT)
And the pitcher hits the well... (Ecclesiastes 12:6 NLT)
And the dust returns to earth... where the ancient shadows dwell. (Ecclesiastes 12:7 NLT)
Vanity of vanities... (Ecclesiastes 12:8 NLT)
(Everything is vapor...) (Ecclesiastes 12:8 NLT)
The end of the matter... (Ecclesiastes 12:13 NLT)
(Is to fear the Holy Name...) (Ecclesiastes 12:13 NLT)
For God will bring every deed to light... whether good or full of shame. (Ecclesiastes 12:14 NLT)
