12:1a Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,

And remember your Creator while you are young.
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God created you. ⌊So you should⌋ think about him in the days of your youth.
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While you are still young, think about the One who created you.

12:1b before the days of adversity come and the years approach

⌊Remember him⌋ before life becomes painful and you are almost about to die.
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Don’t wait ⌊to think about God⌋ until you get older and when you will have trouble.

12:1c of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”

And ⌊remember him before⌋ you will say, “I no longer enjoy living.”
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⌊Don’t wait until⌋ you will say that you no longer enjoy anything.

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