Ecclesiastes 12:6
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.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 connects to 2 cross-references. The conclusion urges remembering the Creator in the days of youth before the years come when you will say 'I have no pleasure in them.' The poem of aging and death uses poetic imagery of the body's decline. The epilogue …
ترجمات أخرى
before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
While that the silver cord is not removed, And the golden bowl broken, And the pitcher broken by the fountain, And the wheel broken at the well.
Before ever the silver cord is cut, or the vessel of gold is broken, or the pot is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the water-hole;