⁵ Also they are afraid of height, And of terrors in the way; When the almond tree blossoms, The grasshopper is a burden, And desire fails. For man goes to his eternal home, And the mourners go about the streets.

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:

⁵ Furthermore , men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road ; the almond tree blossoms , the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ineffective . For man goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street .