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Ecclesiastes 12:6-8
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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,
7 then man’s[a] dust will go back to the earth,
    returning to what it was,
        and the spirit[b] will return to the God who gave it.

8 “Utterly pointless,” says the Teacher.
    “Everything is pointless.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:7 The Heb. lacks man’s
  2. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Or the breath of life
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Ecclesiastes 12:6-8
New International Version

6 Remember him—before the silver cord is severed,
    and the golden bowl is broken;
before the pitcher is shattered at the spring,
    and the wheel broken at the well,
7 and the dust returns(A) to the ground it came from,
    and the spirit returns to God(B) who gave it.(C)

8 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.[a](D)
    “Everything is meaningless!(E)”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:8 Or the leader of the assembly; also in verses 9 and 10
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