and they are afraid of heights and the dangers in the street; the almond blossoms grow white, and the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry shrivels up– because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets–
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6 before the silver cord is removed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the well, or the water wheel is broken at the cistern–
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.
1 Fear God Now Because Old Age and Death Come Quickly So remember your Creator in the days of your youth– before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say,“I have no pleasure in them”;
2 before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;
3 when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim,
4 and the doors along the street are shut; when the sound of the grinding mill grows low, and one is awakened by the sound of a bird, and all their songs grow faint,
12 The vine has dried up; the fig tree languishes– the pomegranate, date, and apple as well. In fact, all the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, the joy of the people has dried up!
11 And at the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are wasted away.
2 He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
4 The withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, will be like an early fig before harvest– as soon as someone notices it, he grabs it and swallows it.
10 But man dies and is powerless; he expires– and where is he?
11 As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up,
12 so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
14 For this reason no watered trees will grow so tall; their tops will not reach into the clouds, nor will the well-watered ones grow that high. For all of them have been appointed to die in the lower parts of the earth; they will be among mere mortals, with those who descend to the Pit.
22 He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death.
2 It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.
27 when what you dread comes like a whirlwind, and disaster strikes you like a devastating storm, when distressing trouble comes on you.
26 You will come to your grave in a full age, As stacks of grain are harvested in their season.
4 How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast,“God will not see what happens to us.”
17 When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
12 While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!
4 The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and withers; the prominent people of the earth fade away.
8 So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many– all that is about to come is obscure.
33 The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng.
15 all flesh would perish together and human beings would return to dust.
12 Mourn over the field, over the delightful fields and the fruitful vine!
20 Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return.
15 Our hearts no longer have any joy; our dancing is turned to mourning.
16 This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.
6 In those days people will seek death, but will not be able to find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.
16 Will it go down to the barred gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?”
26 Together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover over them both.
12 For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.
15 A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,
16 but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.
17 The grains of seed have shriveled beneath their shovels. Storehouses have been decimated and granaries have been torn down, for the grain has dried up.
4 People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
30 For you will be like a tree whose leaves wither, like an orchard that is unwatered.
17 All of their hands will hang limp; their knees will be wet with urine.
13 They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.
5 Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.
12 but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.
20 They are destroyed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it.
13 This is what will happen throughout the earth, among the nations. It will be like when they beat an olive tree, and just a few olives are left at the end of the harvest.
9 The land dries up and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays. Sharon is like the arid rift valley; Bashan and Carmel are parched.
6 if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die!
21 to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,
10 “I thought,‘In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.’