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Ecclesiastes 12:6
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 12:6
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,
Ecclesiastes 12:6
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 12:6
New King James Version
6 Remember your Creator before the silver cord is [a]loosed,
Or the golden bowl is broken,
Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain,
Or the wheel broken at the well.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 12:6 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt. removed; LXX, Vg. broken
Ecclesiastes 12:6
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 12:6
King James Version
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.
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Ecclesiastes 12:6
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:6
English Standard Version
6 before the silver cord is snapped, or (A)the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is (B)shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
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