Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8

summary
Ecclesiastes 11:7–12:8 emphasizes the fleeting nature of life and the inevitability of aging and death. The Teacher advices everyone, especially in youth, to enjoy life while they are able and to remember that everything in this life is temporary. As people grow older, they face physical decline, and the coming of life’s end.

key verse
11:9b Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

related verse
Psalm 39:4 Show me, Lord, my life’s end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.