6. before the silver chain is broken, and the golden bowl is broken, and the pitcher is broken at the fountain, and the wheel is broken at the cistern;
7. and the dust returns to the earth as it was before and the spirit returns unto God who gave it.
8. Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9. And the wiser the preacher became that much more did he teach wisdom to the people, causing them to listen and to search things out, and he composed many proverbs.