Ecclesiastes 12:4

New Living Translation

Remember him before the door to life’s opportunities is closed and the sound of work fades. Now you rise at the first chirping of the birds, but then all their sounds will grow faint.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:35

I am eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a burden to my lord the king.

Job 41:14

Who could pry open its jaws? For its teeth are terrible!

Isaiah 47:2

Take heavy millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil, and strip off your robe. Expose yourself to public view.

Jeremiah 25:10

I will take away your happy singing and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. Your millstones will fall silent, and the lights in your homes will go out.

Revelation 18:22

The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets will never be heard in you again. No craftsmen and no trades will ever be found in you again. The sound of the mill will never be heard in you again.