Ecclesiastes:12:3-10
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In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble ,
and the strong men shall bow themselves ,
and the grinders cease because they are few ,
and those that look out of the windows be darkened ,
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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 ;
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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 :
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Or ever the silver cord be loosed (
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or the golden bowl be broken ,
or the pitcher be broken at the fountain ,
or the wheel broken at the cistern .
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Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was :
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it .
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Vanity of vanities ,
saith the preacher ;
all is vanity .
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And moreover ,
because the preacher was wise ,
he still taught the people knowledge da #
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yea ,
he gave good heed ,
and sought out ,
and set in order many proverbs .
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The preacher sought to find out acceptable words :
and that which was written was upright ,
even words of truth .