Ecclesiastes 12:3

New King James Version

³In the day when the keepers of the house tremble,
And the strong men bow down;
When the grinders cease because they are few,
And those that look through the windows grow dim;

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Ecclesiastes 12:3

New American Standard Bible

³on the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and strong men are ^(A)bent over, the grinders stop working because they are few, and ^(B)those who look through ^[a]windows grow ^[b]dim;

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 12:3 Or holes
Ecclesiastes 12:3 I.e., in their eyesight

Ecclesiastes 12:3

Amplified Bible

³in the day when the keepers of the house (hands, arms) tremble, and the strong men (feet, knees) bow themselves, and the grinders (molar teeth) cease because they are few, and those (eyes) who look through the windows grow dim;

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Ecclesiastes 12:3

New International Version

³when the keepers of the house tremble,
and the strong men stoop,
when the grinders cease because they are few,
and those looking through the windows grow dim;

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Ecclesiastes 12:3

King James Version

³In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

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