² before the ^(A)sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain; ³ in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and valiant men ^(B)bend down, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and ^(C)those who look through ^[a]windows grow dark; ⁴ and the doors on the street are shut as the ^(D)sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the ^(E)daughters of song will ^[b]sing softly. ⁵ Furthermore, ^[c]men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blooms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal ^(F)home, but the ^(G)mourners go about in the street. ⁶ Remember Him before the silver ^[d]cord is ^[e]snapped and the ^(H)golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the spring is broken and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; ⁷ then the ^(I)dust will return to the earth as it was, and the ^[f](J)spirit will return to ^(K)God who gave it.