Ecclesiastes 11
1
Cast thy bread upon the
waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
2
Give a portion to seven, and also to 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 the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where
the tree falleth, there it shall 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 spirit, nor
how the bones do
grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the
works of God who maketh all.
6
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand:
for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either 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
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet 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 childhood and youth are vanity.