¹Memento Creatoris tui in diebus juventutis tuæ,Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,antequam veniat tempus afflictionis,before the time of affliction arrives and the years draw near,et appropinquent anni de quibus dicas:about which you will say,Non mihi placent;“These do not please me.”

¹Memento Creatoris tui in diebus juventutis tuæ,Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,antequam veniat tempus afflictionis,before the time of affliction arrives and the years draw near,et appropinquent anni de quibus dicas:about which you will say,Non mihi placent;“These do not please me.”

²antequam tenebrescat sol,Before the sun,et lumen,and the light,et luna,and the moon,et stellæ,and the stars are darkenedet revertantur nubes post pluviam;and the clouds return after the rain,

²antequam tenebrescat sol,Before the sun,et lumen,and the light,et luna,and the moon,et stellæ,and the stars are darkenedet revertantur nubes post pluviam;and the clouds return after the rain,

³quando commovebuntur custodes domus,when the guardians of the house will tremble,et nutabunt viri fortissimi,and the strongest men will waver,et otiosæ erunt molentes in minuto numero,and those who grind grain will be idle, except for a small number,et tenebrescent videntes per foramina;and those who look through the keyholes will be darkened.

³quando commovebuntur custodes domus,when the guardians of the house will tremble,et nutabunt viri fortissimi,and the strongest men will waver,et otiosæ erunt molentes in minuto numero,and those who grind grain will be idle, except for a small number,et tenebrescent videntes per foramina;and those who look through the keyholes will be darkened.

⁴et claudent ostia in platea,And they will close the doors to the street,in humilitate vocis molentis,when the voice of he who grinds the grain will be humbled,et consurgent ad vocem volucris,and they will be disturbed at the sound of a flying thing,et obsurdescent omnes filiæ carminis:and all the daughters of song shall become deaf.

⁴et claudent ostia in platea,And they will close the doors to the street,in humilitate vocis molentis,when the voice of he who grinds the grain will be humbled,et consurgent ad vocem volucris,and they will be disturbed at the sound of a flying thing,et obsurdescent omnes filiæ carminis:and all the daughters of song shall become deaf.

⁵excelsa quoque timebunt,Likewise, they will fear the things above them,et formidabunt in via.and they will dread the way.Florebit amygdalus,The almond tree will flourish;impinguabitur locusta,the locust will be fattened;et dissipabitur capparis,and the caper plant will be scattered,quoniam ibit homo in domum æternitatis suæ,because man shall go into the house of his eternity,et circuibunt in platea plangentes.and the mourners shall wander around in the street.

⁵excelsa quoque timebunt,Likewise, they will fear the things above them,et formidabunt in via.and they will dread the way.Florebit amygdalus,The almond tree will flourish;impinguabitur locusta,the locust will be fattened;et dissipabitur capparis,and the caper plant will be scattered,quoniam ibit homo in domum æternitatis suæ,because man shall go into the house of his eternity,et circuibunt in platea plangentes.and the mourners shall wander around in the street.

⁶Antequam rumpatur funiculus argenteus,Before the silver cord is broken,et recurrat vitta aurea,and the golden band pulls away,et conteratur hydria super fontem,and the pitcher is crushed over the fountain,et confringatur rota super cisternam,and the wheel is broken above the cistern,

⁶Antequam rumpatur funiculus argenteus,Before the silver cord is broken,et recurrat vitta aurea,and the golden band pulls away,et conteratur hydria super fontem,and the pitcher is crushed over the fountain,et confringatur rota super cisternam,and the wheel is broken above the cistern,

⁷et revertatur pulvis in terram suam unde erat,and the dust returns to its earth, from which it was,et spiritus redeat ad Deum,and the spirit returns to God,qui dedit illum.who granted it.

⁷et revertatur pulvis in terram suam unde erat,and the dust returns to its earth, from which it was,et spiritus redeat ad Deum,and the spirit returns to God,qui dedit illum.who granted it.

⁸Vanitas vanitatum,Vanity of vanities,dixit Ecclesiastes,said Ecclesiastes,et omnia vanitas.and all is vanity!

⁸Vanitas vanitatum,Vanity of vanities,dixit Ecclesiastes,said Ecclesiastes,et omnia vanitas.and all is vanity!

⁹Cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes,And since Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people,docuit populum, et enarravit quæ fecerat;and he described what he had accomplished.et investigans composuit parabolas multas.And while searching, he composed many parables.

⁹Cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes,And since Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people,docuit populum, et enarravit quæ fecerat;and he described what he had accomplished.et investigans composuit parabolas multas.And while searching, he composed many parables.

¹⁰Quæsivit verba utilia,He sought useful words,et conscripsit sermones rectissimosand he wrote most righteous words,ac veritate plenos.which were full of truth.

¹⁰Quæsivit verba utilia,He sought useful words,et conscripsit sermones rectissimosand he wrote most righteous words,ac veritate plenos.which were full of truth.

¹¹Verba sapientium sicut stimuli,The words of the wise are like a goad,et quasi clavi in altum defixi,and like nails deeply fastened, which,quæ per magistrorum consilium data sunt a pastore uno.through the counsel of teachers, are set forth by one pastor.

¹¹Verba sapientium sicut stimuli,The words of the wise are like a goad,et quasi clavi in altum defixi,and like nails deeply fastened, which,quæ per magistrorum consilium data sunt a pastore uno.through the counsel of teachers, are set forth by one pastor.

¹²His amplius, fili mi, ne requiras.You should require no more than this,Faciendi plures libros nullus est finis;my son. For there is no end to the making of many books.frequensque meditatio, carnis afflictio est.And excessive study is an affliction to the flesh.

¹²His amplius, fili mi, ne requiras.You should require no more than this,Faciendi plures libros nullus est finis;my son. For there is no end to the making of many books.frequensque meditatio, carnis afflictio est.And excessive study is an affliction to the flesh.

¹³Finem loquendi pariter omnes audiamus.Let us all listen together to the end of the discourse.Deum time,Fear God,et mandata ejus observa:and observe his commandments.hoc est enim omnis homo,This is everything for man.

¹³Finem loquendi pariter omnes audiamus.Let us all listen together to the end of the discourse.Deum time,Fear God,et mandata ejus observa:and observe his commandments.hoc est enim omnis homo,This is everything for man.

¹⁴et cuncta quæ fiunt adducet Deus in judicium pro omni errato,And so, for all that is done and for each error, God will bring judgment:sive bonum, sive malum illud sit.whether it was good or evil.

¹⁴et cuncta quæ fiunt adducet Deus in judicium pro omni errato,And so, for all that is done and for each error, God will bring judgment:sive bonum, sive malum illud sit.whether it was good or evil.