Ecclesiastes 12:6-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 before the silver cord is snapped,[a]
and the gold bowl is broken,(A)
and the jar is shattered at the spring,
and the wheel is broken into the well;
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it once was,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.(B)
8 “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”(C)
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- Ecclesiastes 12:6 Alt Hb tradition reads removed
Ecclesiastes 12:6-8
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.
7 (A)Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,
(B)And the spirit will return to God (C)who gave it.
8 “Vanity(D) of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“All is vanity.”
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 12:6 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt. removed; LXX, Vg. broken
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