Ecclesiastes 12:5
ESV, NIV, KJV · TruthBound Bible
ESV
they are afraid also of what is high , and terrors are in the way ; the almond tree blossoms , the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails , because man is going to his eternal home , and the mourners go about the streets —
NIV
when people are afraid of heights and of dangers in the streets; when the almond tree blossoms and the grasshopper drags itself along and desire no longer is stirred. Then people go to their eternal home and mourners go about the streets.
KJV
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail : because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets :