Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:1

New Century Version

⁷ Sunshine is sweet;
    it is good to see the light of day.
⁸ People ought to enjoy every day of their lives,
    no matter how long they live.
But they should also remember this:
    You will be dead a long time.
    Everything that happens then is useless.
⁹ Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young;
    be happy while you are young.
Do whatever your heart desires,
    whatever you want to do.
But remember that God will judge you
    for everything you do.
¹⁰ Don’t worry,
    and forget the troubles of your body,
    because youth and childhood are useless.

12 Remember your Creator
    while you are young,
before the days of trouble come
    and the years when you say,
    “I find no pleasure in them.”