11
1 Cast
your bread on
the waters;
for you shall
find it after
many days.
2 Give
a portion to
seven, yes, even
to eight;
for you don’t
know what evil
will be on
the earth.
3 If the
clouds are full
of rain, they
empty themselves
on the earth;
and if a tree
falls toward the
south, or toward
the north,
in the place
where the tree
falls, there shall
it be.
4 He
who observes the
wind won’t sow;
and he who
regards the
clouds won’t reap.
5 As
you don’t know
what is the
way of the
wind,
nor how the
bones grow in
the womb of her
who is with
child;
even so you don’t
know the work
of God who
does all.
6 In
the morning sow
your seed,
and in the
evening don’t withhold
your hand;
for you don’t
know which will
prosper, whether
this or that,
or whether they
both will
be equally good.
7 Truly
the light is sweet,
and it is
a pleasant thing
for the eyes
to see the
sun.
8 Yes,
if a man
lives many years,
let him rejoice
in them all;
but let him
remember the days
of darkness, for
they shall be
many.
All that comes
is vanity.
9 Rejoice,
young man, in
your youth,
and let your
heart cheer 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
things God will
bring you into
judgment.
10 Therefore
remove sorrow from
your heart,
and put away
evil from your
flesh;
for youth and
the dawn of life
are vanity.