1 Ali opominji se Tvorca svog u mladosti svojoj pre nego dođu dani zli i prispeju godine, za koje ćeš reći: Nisu mi mile; 2 pre nego pomrkne sunce i videlo i mesec i zvezde, i opet dođu oblaci iza dažda, 3 kad će drhtati stražari kućni i pognuti se junaci, i stati mlinarice, što ih je malo, i potamneti koji gledaju kroz prozore, 4 i kad će se zatvoriti vrata s ulice, i oslabiti zveka od mlevenja, i kad će se ustajati na ptičiji glas i prestati sve pevačice, 5 i visokog mesta kad će se bojati i strašiti se na putu, kad će badem ucvetati i skakavac otežati i želja proći, jer čovek ide u kuću svoju večnu, i pokajnice će hoditi po ulicama; 6 pre nego se prekine uže srebrno, čaša se zlatna razbije i raspe se vedro na izvoru i slomi se točak na studencu, 7 i vrati se prah u zemlju, kako je bio, a duh se vrati Bogu, koji ga je dao. 8 Taština nad taštinama, veli propovednik, sve je taština. 9 A ne samo mudar beše propovednik, nego još i narod učaše mudrosti, i motreći i istražujući složi mnogo priča. 10 Staraše se propovednik da nađe ugodne reči, i napisa šta je pravo, reči istine. 11 Reči su mudrih ljudi kao žalci i kao klini udareni; reči onih koji ih složiše dao je jedan pastir. 12 I tako, sine moj, čuvaj se onog što je preko ovog, jer nema kraja sastavljanju mnogih knjiga, i mnogo čitanje umor je telu. 13 Glavno je svemu što si čuo: Boga se boj, i zapovesti Njegove drži, jer to je sve čoveku. 14 Jer će svako delo Bog izneti na sud i svaku tajnu, bila dobra ili zla.
Ecclesiastes · Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Ecclesiastes 12 Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
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
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“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)