15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses(A) with silver.

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13 If I await Sheol as my home,
spread out my bed in darkness,

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Also, they are afraid of heights and dangers on the road;
the almond tree blossoms,
the grasshopper loses its spring,[a]
and the caper berry has no effect;
for man is headed to his eternal home,(A)
and mourners will walk around in the street;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:5 Or grasshopper is weighed down, or grasshopper drags itself along

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