King James Version (KJV)
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
Modern English
before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
Hebrew
עַ֠ד אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא יֵרָתֵ֤ק חֶ֙בֶל הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ וְתָרֻ֣ץ גֻּלַּ֣ת הַזָּהָ֔ב וְתִשָּׁ֥בֶר כַּ֖ד עַל הַמַּבּ֑וּעַ וְנָרֹ֥ץ הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל אֶל הַבּֽוֹר׃
ʿad ʾasher loʾ yerateq ḥebel hakesef vtaruṣ gulat hazahab vtishaber kad ʿal hamabvʿa vnaroṣ hagalgal ʾel habvor