Ecclesiastes 11
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | JPS1917 |
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| 1 | Cast thy bread upon the waters, For thou shalt find it after many days. |
| 2 | Divide a portion into seven, yea, even into 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 in the south, or in 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 things. |
| 6 | In the morning sow thy seed, And in the evening withhold not thy hand; For thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, Or whether they both shall be alike good. |
| 7 | And the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. |
| 8 | For if a man live many years, Let him rejoice in them all, And 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 thy 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 vexation from thy heart, And put away evil from thy flesh; For childhood and youth are vanity. |