American Standard Version
"and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it. "
— Ecclesiastes 12:7, American Standard Version
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
“and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
“and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.”
“And the dust return into its earth, from whence it was, and the spirit return to God, who gave it.”
“And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.”
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
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;
yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
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,
and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.