Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageRemember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the dark days come and the years arrive when you say, "These hold no joy for me"—
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GRemember your Maker in the days of your vigour, before the evil days arrive and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no delight in them"—
KJV
King James VersionRemember 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;
BSB
Berean Standard BibleRemember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
Footnotes
בּוֹרְאֶיךָ (bor'eicha) is grammatically plural — "your Makers/Creators" — most likely a majestic plural, but it potentially echoes the plural Elohim of Genesis 1 and may carry a deliberate theological resonance. F.O.G renders the singular sense "Maker" to honour the solemnity; F.O.G Message uses the traditional "Creator." בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ carries the sense of prime vigour and chosenness, not merely chronological youthfulness — F.O.G renders "vigour" to capture that physical vitality; F.O.G Message stays with "youth" for accessibility and emotional warmth.
