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Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young,
from Enjoy Your Years, Ecclesiastes 11:7-10
What it says

The young are told to rejoice and follow the paths before them, yet to remember that God will judge.

What it is doing

This verse joins freedom and delight to accountability.

In context

7Light is sweet, 8So if a man lives many years, 9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, 10So banish sorrow from your heart,