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Ecclesiastes 12:4-6
International Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:4-6
International Standard Version
4 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.
5 At that time they will fear climbing[a] heights
and dangers along the road
while the almond tree will blossom,
and the grasshopper is weighed down.
Desire will cease,[b]
because the person goes to his eternal home,
and mourners will gather in the marketplace.
6 When the silver cord is severed,
the golden vessel is broken,
the pitcher is shattered at the fountain,
and the wheel is broken at the cistern,
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 The Heb. lacks climbing
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 Lit. The caper berry will have no effect
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