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====Here Solomon warns young men against centring their lives==== 
Here Solomon warns young men against centring their lives on the cravings of their heart and the desires of their eyes, because God will condemn them for it on the Day of Judgement. 

Solomon counsels them to put away such lusts from them which end in sorrow, for youth and life itself are transitory, empty and devoid of truth. 

This translates to New Testament Christians, men and women, young and old alike, cleansing themselves also of the filthiness of the flesh, and having pure hearts before God (CP 2Cor 7:1; 2Ti 2:22). 

We learn here that as Solomon counselled the young men of his day to remove evil from themselves, so too New Testament Christians must do the same. 

They must put to death their old sinful nature and walk in the newness of life in Christ under the empowering of the Holy Spirit (CP Ro 6:1-23; 8:1-13; 13:12-14; Ga 5:16-25; 1Pe 4:1-5; 1Jn 3:1-6).

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