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Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark,
    or when clouds fail to return after the rain—
when that day comes, the palace guards will tremble,
    strong men will stoop down,
women grinders will cease because they are few,
    and the sight of[a] those who peer through the lattice will grow dim.
The doors to the street will be shut
    when the sound of grinding decreases,
when one wakes up at the song of a bird,
    and all of the singing women are silenced.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:3 The Heb. lacks the sight of