Ecclesiastes 11 Cast thy bread upon the waters : for thou shalt find it after many days.

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1 H7971 Cast [H8761] H3899 thy bread H6440 upon H4325 the waters H4672 : for thou shalt find [H8799] H7230 it after many H3117 days.

2 H5414 Give [H8798] H2506 a portion H7651 to seven H8083 , and also to eight H3045 ; for thou knowest [H8799] H7451 not what evil H776 shall be upon the earth.

3 H5645 If the clouds H4390 be full [H8735] H1653 of rain H7324 , they empty [H8686] H776 themselves upon the earth H6086 : and if the tree H5307 fall [H8799] H1864 toward the south H6828 , or toward the north H4725 , in the place H6086 where the tree H5307 falleth [H8799] H1933 , there it shall be [H8799] .

4 H8104 He that observeth [H8802] H7307 the wind H2232 shall not sow [H8799] H7200 ; and he that regardeth [H8802] H5645 the clouds H7114 shall not reap [H8799] .

5 H3045 As thou knowest [H8802] H1870 not what is the way H7307 of the spirit H6106 , nor how the bones H990 do grow in the womb H4392 of her that is with child H3045 : even so thou knowest [H8799] H4639 not the works H430 of God H6213 who maketh [H8799] all.

6 H1242 In the morning H2232 sow [H8798] H2233 thy seed H6153 , and in the evening H3240 withhold [H8686] H3027 not thine hand H3045 : for thou knowest [H8802] H335 not whether H3787 shall prosper [H8799] H8147 , either this or that, or whether they both H259 shall be alike H2896 good.

7 H216 Truly the light H4966 is sweet H2896 , and a pleasant H5869 thing it is for the eyes H7200 to behold [H8800] H8121 the sun:

8 H120 But if a man H2421 live [H8799] H7235 many [H8687] H8141 years H8055 , and rejoice [H8799] H2142 in them all; yet let him remember [H8799] H3117 the days H2822 of darkness H7235 ; for they shall be many [H8687] H935 . All that cometh [H8804] H1892 is vanity.

9 H8055 Rejoice [H8798] H970 , O young man H3208 , in thy youth H3820 ; and let thy heart H2895 cheer [H8686] H3117 thee in the days H979 of thy youth H1980 , and walk [H8761] H1870 in the ways H3820 of thine heart H4758 , and in the sight H5869 of thine eyes H3045 : but know [H8798] H430 thou, that for all these things God H935 will bring [H8686] H4941 thee into judgment.

10 H5493 Therefore remove [H8685] H3708 sorrow H3820 from thy heart H5674 , and put away [H8685] H7451 evil H1320 from thy flesh H3208 : for childhood H7839 and youth H1892 are vanity.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. ² Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. ³ If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be. ⁴ He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. ⁵ As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all. ⁶ In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. ⁷ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. ⁸ Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. ⁹ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. ¹⁰ Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and the prime of life are vanity.