Ecclesiastes 12:6

World English Bible (2000)

before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,

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  • Zech 4:2-3 : 2 He said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I have seen, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it; 3 and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it."

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    7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

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    1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them;"

    2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

    3 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 who look out of the windows are darkened,

    4 and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

    5 yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

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    7 "As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."

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    10 But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

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    11 My days are past, my plans are broken off, as are the thoughts of my heart.

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    11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?

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    14 He will break it as a potter's vessel is broken, breaking it in pieces without sparing, so that there won't be found among the broken piece a piece good enough to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up water out of the cistern."

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    8 Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

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    10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

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    20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

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    15 all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.

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    16 Shall it go down with me to the gates of Sheol, or descend together into the dust?"

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    17 Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

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    6 Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't all go to one place?

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    9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

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    22 then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.

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    2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."

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