Ecclesiastes 12:2
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while neither the sun nor the light, nor the moon nor the stars be darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light, and the moon and the stars are darkened [by impaired vision], and the clouds [of depression] return after the rain [of tears];
Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened [sight is impaired], and the clouds [of depression] return after the rain [of tears];
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
before the sun and the light are darkened, and the moon and the stars, and the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light grow dark, the moon and the stars too, before the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light grow dim, also the moon and the stars; before the clouds return after the rain;
Someday the light of the sun and the moon and the stars will all seem dim to you. Rain clouds will remain over your head.
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:
Remember your Creator while you are young, before the time comes when the sun and the moon and the stars become dark to you—before problems come again and again like one storm after another.
When you are old, the light from the sun will not seem to be bright. You will not see the moon or the stars. There will always be dark clouds after the rain.
before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars are darkened, before the clouds return after the rain,
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain,
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain,
When you get old, the light from the sun, moon, and stars will grow dark, and the rain clouds ·will never seem to go away [L return after the rain].
While the sun is not dark, nor the light, nor the moon, nor the stars, nor the clouds return after the rain.
Remember your Creator before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars turn dark, ⌞and⌟ the clouds come back with rain.
That is when the light of the sun, the moon, and the stars will grow dim for you, and the rain clouds will never pass away.
before the sun and the light are darkened, and the moon and the stars, and the clouds return after the rain;
When you become old, the light from the sun, moon and stars will seem dark to you. It will seem as if the rain clouds never go away.
Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain—
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain:
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;
Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars darken and the clouds return after the rain.
It will be too late then to try to remember him when the sun and light and moon and stars are dim to your old eyes, and there is no silver lining left among your clouds.
Honor and enjoy your Creator while you’re still young, Before the years take their toll and your vigor wanes, Before your vision dims and the world blurs And the winter years keep you close to the fire.
before the sun, light, moon, and stars are darkened, and the clouds leave after the rain;
Remember your Creator before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars turn dark, and the clouds come back with rain.
Before the sun is darkened and the light and the moon and the stars and the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light of day give way to darkness, before the moon and the stars grow dim and the clouds return after the rain;
When you get old, the light from the sun, moon, and stars will grow dark; the rain clouds will never seem to go away.
before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;
That’s when the sunlight will become dark. The moon and the stars will also grow dark. And the clouds will return after it rains.
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain;
While the sun and the light, The moon and the stars, Are not darkened, And the clouds do not return after the rain;
before the sun, the light, the moon and the stars are made dark, and clouds return after the rain.
Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky.
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;
While the shemesh, or the ohr, or the yarei’ach, or the kokhavim, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain;
before the sun and light and moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds dissipate after the rain,
before the sun and light and the moon and stars fade to darkness and before cloud-covered skies return after the rain.
Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Before that the sun be (made) dark, and the light, and stars, and the moon; and the clouds turn again after rain. (Before that the sun, and the light, and the stars, and the moon all be made dark; and the clouds return after the rain.)
While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain.
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