Ecclesiastes 12:2-4

New American Standard Bible 1995

² before the ^(A)sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain; ³ in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and mighty men ^(B)stoop, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and ^(C)those who look through ^[a]windows grow dim; ⁴ and the doors on the street are shut as the ^(D)sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the ^(E)daughters of song will ^[b]sing softly.