Ecclesiastes 12:6 - Common English Biblebefore the silver cord snaps and the gold bowl shatters; the jar is broken at the spring and the wheel is crushed at the pit; See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769or 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition[Remember your Creator earnestly now] before the silver cord [of life] is snapped apart, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern [and the whole circulatory system of the blood ceases to function]; See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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, See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionBefore the silver cord is broken, and the golden band pulls away, and the pitcher is crushed over the fountain, and the wheel is broken above the cistern, See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionBefore the silver cord be broken, and the golden fillet shrink back, and the pitcher be crushed at the fountain, and the wheel be broken upon the cistern, See the chapter |