Ecclesiastes 11

The Value of Diligence

1#Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10 Cast your bread upon the waters,

for you will find it after many days.

2#Ps 112:9; 1Ti 6:18–19 Give a portion to seven, or even eight,

for you do not know what calamity may happen on the earth.

3If the clouds are full of rain,

they empty out on the land;

and if a tree falls to the north or south,

in the place that the tree falls, there it will be.

4He who observes the wind will not sow,

and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

5#Jn 3:8; Ecc 8:17 As you do not know the way of the wind,

or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child;

likewise you do not know the work of God

who has made everything.

6#Ecc 9:10 In the morning sow your seed,

and in the evening do not let your hand rest;

because you do not know which activity will find success,

this way or that way,

or if the both will be good.

Remember Your Creator in Your Youth

7#Ecc 7:11 Light is sweet,

and good for the eyes to see the sun;

8for if a man lives many years,

may he rejoice in all of them.

But let him also remember

that the days of darkness are many.

Everything that comes is vanity.

9#Ecc 12:14; Job 31:7 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,

and in your early years may your heart do you good;

walk in the path of your heart

and the desire of your eyes;

but know that in all these things

God will bring you into judgment.

10#2Co 7:1; 2Ti 2:22 Take away anger from your heart,

and remove distress from your body,

for youth and the dawn are vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 11

Invest in Many Ventures

1Ship your grain across the sea;

after many days you may receive a return.

2Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;

you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

3If clouds are full of water,

they pour rain on the earth.

Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,

in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

4Whoever watches the wind will not plant;

whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

5As you do not know the path of the wind,

or how the body is formed#11:5 Or know how life (or the spirit) / enters the body being formed in a mother’s womb,

so you cannot understand the work of God,

the Maker of all things.

6Sow your seed in the morning,

and at evening let your hands not be idle,

for you do not know which will succeed,

whether this or that,

or whether both will do equally well.

Remember Your Creator While Young

7Light is sweet,

and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

8However many years anyone may live,

let them enjoy them all.

But let them remember the days of darkness,

for there will be many.

Everything to come is meaningless.

9You who are young, be happy while you are young,

and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.

Follow the ways of your heart

and whatever your eyes see,

but know that for all these things

God will bring you into judgment.

10So then, banish anxiety from your heart

and cast off the troubles of your body,

for youth and vigor are meaningless.

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