Ecclesiastes 11
11
The Value of Diligence
1Cast your bread #Is. 32:20upon the waters,
#(Deut. 15:10; Prov. 19:17; Matt. 10:42; 2 Cor. 9:8; Gal. 6:9, 10; Heb. 6:10)For you will find it after many days.
2#Ps. 112:9; Matt. 5:42; Luke 6:30; (1 Tim. 6:18, 19)Give a serving #Mic. 5:5to seven, and also to eight,
#Eph. 5:16For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
3If the clouds are full of rain,
They empty themselves upon the earth;
And if a tree falls to the south or the north,
In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie.
4He who observes the wind will not sow,
And he who regards the clouds will not reap.
5As #John 3:8you do not know what is the way of the wind,
#Ps. 139:14Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child,
So you do not know the works of God who makes everything.
6In the morning sow your seed,
And in the evening do not withhold your hand;
For you do not know which will prosper,
Either this or that,
Or whether both alike will be good.
7Truly the light is sweet,
And it is pleasant for the eyes #Eccl. 7:11to behold the sun;
8But if a man lives many years
And #Eccl. 9:7rejoices in them all,
Yet let him #Eccl. 12:1remember the days of darkness,
For they will be many.
All that is coming is vanity.
Seek God in Early Life
9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
#Num. 15:39; Job 31:7; Eccl. 2:10Walk in the ways of your heart,
And in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these
#Eccl. 3:17; 12:14; (Rom. 14:10)God will bring you into judgment.
10Therefore remove sorrow from your heart,
And #2 Cor. 7:1; 2 Tim. 2:22put away evil from your flesh,
#Ps. 39:5For childhood and youth are vanity.
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Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) 11
11
1Send out your bread on the face of the waters, for after many days you shall find it.
2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil might be on the earth.
3If the clouds are filled with rain, they empty themselves upon the earth. And if a tree falls to the south or the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it is.
4He who watches the wind does not sow, and he who looks at the clouds does not reap.
5As you do not know what is the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of Elohim who makes all.
6Sow your seed in the morning, and until evening do not let your hand rest; since you do not know which prosper, this or that, or whether both alike are good.
7Sweet also is the light, and good for the eyes to see the sun;
8But if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they are many. All that is coming is futility.
9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart gladden you in the days of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these Elohim brings you into right-ruling.
10Therefore remove vexation from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh, for youth and dawn of life are futility.
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