“Remember . . . Your Grand Creator in the Days of Your Youth”

Remember your Grand Creator by using your abilities to serve him while you are young

12:1, 13

• Many youths have the health and vigor to tackle exciting and challenging assignments

• Youths should use their time and energy in God’s service before old age limits them

Solomon used poetic language to describe the challenges of old age

12:2-7

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  Verse 3: “The ladies looking out the windows find it dark”

  Diminished vision

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  Verse 4: “The daughters of song grow faint”

  Diminished hearing

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  Verse 5: “The caper berry bursts”

  Diminished appetite