Ecclesiastes 12:4
Ecclesiastes 12:3-5 The Message (MSG)
In old age, your body no longer serves you so well. Muscles slacken, grip weakens, joints stiffen. The shades are pulled down on the world. You can’t come and go at will. Things grind to a halt. The hum of the household fades away. You are wakened now by bird-song. Hikes to the mountains are a thing of the past. Even a stroll down the road has its terrors. Your hair turns apple-blossom white, Adorning a fragile and impotent matchstick body. Yes, you’re well on your way to eternal rest, While your friends make plans for your funeral.
Ecclesiastes 12:4 King James Version (KJV)
and the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low
Ecclesiastes 12:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.
Ecclesiastes 12:4 New Century Version (NCV)
Your ears will be deaf to the noise in the streets, and you will barely hear the millstone grinding grain. You’ll wake up when a bird starts singing, but you will barely hear singing.
Ecclesiastes 12:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low
Ecclesiastes 12:4 New International Version (NIV)
when the doors to the street are closed and the sound of grinding fades; when people rise up at the sound of birds, but all their songs grow faint
Ecclesiastes 12:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
When the doors are shut in the streets, And the sound of grinding is low; When one rises up at the sound of a bird, And all the daughters of music are brought low.
Ecclesiastes 12:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
when the doors (lips) are shut in the streets and the sound of the grinding [of the teeth] is low, and one rises at the sound of a bird and the crowing of a rooster, and all the daughters of music (voice, ears) sing softly.