6. --before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern;
7. and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
8. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
9. And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.