Ecclesiastes 12:4-11

1. 4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

2. 5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

3. 6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

4. 7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

5. 8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

6. 9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

7. 10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

8. 11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

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