in the daythat the watchmenof the housetremble,and mightymenstoop,the grindingones standidlebecausethey are few,and those who lookthrough windowsgrowdim;
Now it cameabout, whenIsaacwas oldand his eyeswere toodimto see,that he calledhis oldersonEsauand saidto him, "My son."And he saidto him, "HereI am."
Now the eyesof Israelwere [so] dimfrom age[that] he couldnot see.Then Joseph broughtthem closeto him, and he kissedthem and embracedthem.
He has weakenedmy strengthin the way;He has shortenedmy days.
I wentabout as though it were my friendor brother;I boweddownmourning,as onewhosorrowsfor a mother.
I am bentover and greatlyboweddown;I gomourningalldaylong.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,Oldmenand oldwomenwill againsitin the streetsof Jerusalem,eachmanwith his staffin his handbecauseof age.
It happenedat that timeas Eliwas lyingdownin his place(now his eyesighthad begunto grow dim[and] he couldnot see[well]),
