Ecclesiastes 12:3
on the day the keepers of the house tremble
What it says
The keepers tremble, the strong stoop, the grinders cease, and the watchers grow dim.
What it is doing
This verse portrays bodily weakening in old age.
In context
1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, 2before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, 3on the day the keepers of the house tremble 4when the doors to the street are shut 5when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, 6Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped 7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came 8“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher.