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Ecclesiastes 12:5-7

5whenגַּ֣םgamH1571menfearיִרָ֙אוּ֙yi.Ra.'uH3372the heightsמִגָּבֹ֤הַּmi.ga.Vo.ahH1364and dangersוְחַתְחַתִּ֣יםve.chat.cha.TimH2849of the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,when the almond treeהַשָּׁקֵד֙ha.sha.KedH8247blossomsוְיָנֵ֤אץve.ya.NetzH5006,the grasshopperהֶֽחָגָ֔בhe.cha.GavH2284loses its springוְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣לve.yis.ta.BelH5445,and the caper berryהָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑הha.'a.vi.yo.NahH35shrivelsוְתָפֵ֖רve.ta.FerH6565—for thenכִּֽי־ki-H3588manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120goesהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413his eternalעוֹלָמ֔וֹo.la.MoH5769homeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and mournersהַסֹּפְדִֽים׃ha.so.fe.DimH5594walkוְסָבְב֥וּve.sa.ve.VuH5437the streetsבָשּׁ֖וּקva.ShukH7784.

6Remember Himbeforeעַ֣ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834לֹֽא־lo'-H3808the silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cordחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256is snappedH7368and the goldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091bowlגֻּלַּ֣תgu.LatH1543is crushedוְתָרֻ֖ץve.ta.RutzH7533, beforethe pitcherכַּד֙kadH3537is shatteredוְתִשָּׁ֤בֶרve.ti.Sha.verH7665atעַל־'al-H5921the springהַמַּבּ֔וּעַha.ma.Bu.a'H4002and the wheelהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534is brokenוְנָרֹ֥ץve.na.RotzH7533atאֶל־'el-H413the wellהַבּֽוֹר׃ha.BorH953,

7beforethe dustהֶעָפָ֛רhe.'a.FarH6083returnsוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725toעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776from which it cameכְּשֶׁהָיָ֑הke.she.ha.YahH1961and the spiritוְהָר֣וּחַve.ha.Ru.achH7307returnsתָּשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834gave itנְתָנָֽהּ׃ne.ta.NahH5414.

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