Chapter: 012
V 001 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil
days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no
pleasure in them;
V 002 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not
darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
V 003 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the
strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are
few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
V 004 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the
grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all
the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
V 005 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears
shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the
grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth
to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
V 006 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken,
or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the
cistern.
V 007 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit
shall return unto God who gave it.
V 008 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
V 009 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the
people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in
order many proverbs.
V 010 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which
was written was upright, even words of truth.
V 011 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the
masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
V 012 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books
there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
V 013 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep
his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
V 014 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret
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فصل
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أطوار الحياة
1- فَاذْكُرْ خَالِقَكَ فِي
أَيَّامِ حَدَاثَتِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُقْبِلَ عَلَيْكَ أَيَّامُ الشَّرِّ،
أَوْ تَغْلِبَ عَلَيْكَ السِّنُونَ، حِينَ تَقُولُ: لَيْسَ لِي فِيهَا
لَذَّةٌ.
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قَبْلَ أَنْ تُظْلِمَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ الشَّمْسُ وَالنُّورُ
وَالْقَمَرُ وَالْكَوَاكِبُ، وَتَرْجِعَ سُحُبُ الْحُزْنِ فِي أَعْقَابِ
الْمَطَرِ
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فِي يَوْمٍ تَرْتَعِدُ فِيهِ حَفَظَةُ الْبَيْتِ (أَيِ
الأَذْرُعُ)، وَيَنْحَنِي الرِّجَالُ الأَشِدَّاءُ (أَيِ الأَرْجُلُ
الْقَوِيَّةُ)، وَتَكُفُّ الطَّوَاحِينُ (أَيِ الأَسْنَانُ) لِقِلَّتِهَا،
وَتُظْلِمُ الْعُيُونُ الْمُطِلَّةُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَجْفَانِ.
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وَتُوْصَدُ
أَبْوَابُ الشِّفَاهِ عَلَى الشَّارِعِ (أَيِ الفَمِ) وَيَتَلاَشَى صَوْتُ
الأَسْنَانِ، وَيَسْتَيْقِظُ الرِّجَالُ عِنْدَ زَقْزَقَةِ الْعُصْفُورِ،
وَلَكِنَّ تَغْرِيدَهَا يَكُونُ خَافِتاً فِي مَسَامِعِكَ.
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يَوْمَ
يَفْزَعُ الرِّجَالُ مِنَ الْعُلُوِّ، وَيَتَخَوَّفُونَ مِنْ أَخْطَارِ
الطَّرِيقِ، وَيُزْهِرُ الشَّيْبُ، وَيُصْبِحُ الْجَرَادُ ثَقِيلاً عَلَى
كَتِفِ الْمَرْءِ، وَتَمُوتُ الرَّغْبَةُ. عِنْدَئِذٍ يَمْضِي الإِنْسَانُ
إِلَى مَقَرِّهِ الأَبَدِيِّ، وَيَطُوفُ النَّادِبُونَ فِي الشَّوَارِعِ.
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فَاذْكُرْ خَالِقَكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْفَصِمَ حَبْلُ الْفِضَّةِ (أَيِ
الْحَيَاةِ) أَوْ يَنْكَسِرَ كُوزُ الذَّهَبِ، وَتَتَحَطَّمَ الْجَرَّةُ
عِنْدَ الْعَيْنِ، أَوْ تَنْقَصِفَ البَكَرَةُ عِنْدَ الْبِئْرِ.
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فَيَعُودَ التُّرَابُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ كَمَا كَانَ، وَتَرْجِعَ الرُّوحُ
إِلَى اللهِ وَاهِبِهَا. 8يَقُولُ الْجَامِعَةُ: بَاطِلُ الأَبَاطِيلِ
وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ بَاطِلٌ.
واجب الإنسان الكامل
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وَفَضْلاً عَنْ كَوْنِ
الْجَامِعَةِ حَكِيماً، فَإِنَّهُ عَلَّمَ النَّاسَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ أَيْضاً،
وَقَوَّمَ وَبَحَثَ وَنَظَّمَ أَمْثَالاً كَثِيرَةً.
10- إِذْ سَعَى الْجَامِعَةُ
لاِنْتِقَاءِ أَلْفَاظٍ مُبْهِجَةٍ، وَكَتَبَ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ كَلِمَاتِ
الْحَقِّ.
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أَقْوَالُ الْحُكَمَاءِ كالْمَنَاخِسِ، وَكَلِمَاتُهُمُ
الْمَجْمُوعَةُ الصَّادِرَةُ عَنْ رَاعٍ وَاحِدٍ (أَيِ الْمَلِكِ)
رَاسِخَةٌ فِي الْعُقُولِ كَالْمَسَامِيرِ الْمُثَبَّتَةِ.
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وَمَا خَلاَ
ذَلِكَ، فَاحْذَرْ مِنْهُ يَابُنَيَّ، إِذْ لاَ نِهَايَةَ لِتَأْلِيفِ
كُتُبٍ عَدِيدَةٍ، وَالدِّرَاسَةُ الْكَثِيرَةُ تُجْهِدُ الْجَسَدَ.
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فَلْنَسْمَعْ خِتَامَ الْكَلاَمِ كُلِّهِ: اِتَّقِ اللهَ ، وَاًحْفَظْ
وَصَايَاهُ، لأَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ كُلُّ وَاجِبِ الإِنْسَانِ،
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لأَنَّ اللهَ
سَيَدِينُ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ مَهْمَا كَانَ خَفِيّاً، سَوَاءٌ كَانَ خَيْراً
أَمْ شَرّاً.
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