“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (KJV) |

Ecclesiastes 12:7

From Ecclesiastes 12, in the Book of Ecclesiastes (Old Testament).

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Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

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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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Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

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Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

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And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

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