Albert Barnes Commentary 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 12:1 (ASV)

Remember now - Rather, And remember. The connection between this verse and the preceding one is unfortunately interrupted by our division of chapters.

Creator - Gratitude to God as Creator is here inculcated, just as previously (Ecclesiastes 11:9) the fear of God as Judge was. Godliness, acquired as a habit in youth, is recommended as the proper compensation for that natural cessation of youthful happiness which makes the days of old age more or less evil; more evil in proportion as there is less godliness in the heart, and less evil where there is more godliness.

While the evil days come not - Rather, before the evil days come.