Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto 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 toward the south, or toward 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.
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 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold
the sun.
8 Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but 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 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 sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for
youth and the dawn of life are vanity.