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Read Full Chapter (Ecclesiastes 12) Ecclesiastes 12:8 KJV
"Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 12:8 in Context (Verses 5–11 KJV)
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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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The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.*
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The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.