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1 No permitas que la alegría de la juventud haga que te olvides de tu Creador. Hónralo cuando joven, antes que lleguen los años malos en que ya no tengas alegría de vivir.
1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”
2 Entonces será demasiado tarde para tratar de recordarlo, cuando el sol, la luna y las estrellas se hayan oscurecido ante tus ojos envejecidos, y tus nubes carezcan de un borde plateado.
2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
3 Un día temblarán los guardianes de la casa y se encorvarán los hombres de batalla y se detendrán las moledoras por ser tan pocas.
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 who look out of the windows are darkened,
4 Se cerrarán las puertas de la calle, disminuirá el ruido del molino y las aves elevarán su canto pero su trino se oirá apagado.
4 and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
5 Entonces, sobrevendrá el temor por las alturas y por los peligros del camino. El almendro florecerá, la langosta resultará una carga y la alcaparra no servirá de nada porque cada uno de nosotros se va a su hogar eterno y ya rondan en las calles los que lloran su muerte.
5 yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets;
6 Acuérdate de tu Creador ahora que eres joven, antes que se rompa el cordón de plata, se quiebre la escudilla de oro y el cántaro se quiebre junto a la fuente y la rueda se haga trizas en la cisterna;
6 before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
7 y el polvo vuelva a la tierra de donde vino, y el espíritu regrese a Dios que lo dio.
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
8 Vanidad tras vanidad, dice el Predicador; todo es vanidad.
8 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
9 Pero luego, ya que el Predicador era sabio, continuó enseñándole al pueblo todo lo que sabía; y recogió proverbios y los clasificó.
9 Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10 Porque el Predicador no sólo era un sabio, sino un buen maestro; no sólo enseñaba al pueblo, sino que lo hacía de modo interesante.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
11 Las palabras del sabio son como aguijones que mueven a la acción. Destacan importantes enseñanzas. Los alumnos que captan lo que sus maestros dicen son listos.
11 The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12 Pero tú, hijo mío, date por advertido: son infinitas las opiniones que pueden expresarse. Su estudio puede prolongarse eternamente, y volverse gran fatiga.
12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Y esta es mi conclusión definitiva: teme a Dios y obedece sus mandamientos, porque esto es lo más importante para todo hombre y mujer.
13 This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
14 Porque Dios nos juzgará por cuanto hacemos, inclusive lo oculto, sea bueno o malo.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
Cross references (14)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Lamentations 3:27; Ecclesiastes 11:8; Psalm 71:17–18; Proverbs 22:6; Luke 18:16
- 2 Isaiah 5:30; 1 Samuel 4:15; 1 Samuel 4:18; 1 Samuel 3:2; Ezekiel 32:7–8
- 3 Psalm 90:9–10; Psalm 102:23; Genesis 48:10; 1 Samuel 3:2; Zechariah 8:4
- 4 Jeremiah 25:10; 2 Samuel 19:35; Revelation 18:22
- 5 Job 17:13; Jeremiah 9:17–20; Job 30:23; Proverbs 16:31; Psalm 71:18
- 6 Zechariah 4:2–3
- 7 Daniel 12:2; Ecclesiastes 3:20–21; Psalm 146:4; Genesis 3:19; Job 34:14–15
- 8 Ecclesiastes 1:2; Ecclesiastes 8:8; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Psalm 62:9
- 9 Proverbs 1:1; 1 Kings 4:32; Proverbs 25:1; 1 Kings 10:8; Proverbs 10:1
- 10 Colossians 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:15; Proverbs 16:21–24; Proverbs 1:1–6; Proverbs 8:6–10
- 11 Jeremiah 23:29; Acts 2:37; Hebrews 4:12; Ezekiel 34:23; John 3:10
- 12 Ecclesiastes 1:18; John 21:25; 2 Peter 1:19–21; John 5:39; 1 Kings 4:32
- 13 Deuteronomy 10:12; Micah 6:8; Deuteronomy 6:2; Psalms 111:10–112:1; Psalm 145:19
- 14 2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 2:16; Matthew 12:36; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Matthew 10:26
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall grow heavy, and the caper-berry shall be scattered abroad.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)