Ecclesiastes 12:1 (ASV)

Passage

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Nearby Context

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Ecclesiastes 12:2 before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

Ecclesiastes 12:3 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 shall be darkened,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "creator", "days", "youth", "before", "evil", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "creator", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "before the sun and the light and...", so "remember" and "creator" should be read forward into that movement. In Ecclesiastes context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "remember" and "creator" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.