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Creator

1So remember your Creator during your youth!
Otherwise, troublesome days will come
and years will creep up on you when you’ll say,
“I find no pleasure in them,”
2Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark,
or when clouds fail to return after the rain—
3when that day comes, the palace guards will tremble,
strong men will stoop down,
women grinders will cease because they are few,
and the sight ofa those who peer through the lattice will grow dim.
4The doors to the street will be shut
when the sound of grinding decreases,
when one wakes up at the song of a bird,
and all of the singing women are silenced.


5At that time they will fear climbingb heights
and dangers along the road
while the almond tree will blossom,
and the grasshopper is weighed down.
Desire will cease,c
because the person goes to his eternal home,
and mourners will gather in the marketplace.

6 When the silver cord is severed,
the golden