Grasshopper

The Grasshopper Shall Be A Burden

Refers to the infirmities of old age when the body ceases to function. — ( Ecclesiastes 12:5 )

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Biblical Reference

Ecclesiastes 12:5

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:

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