EC-11:1  Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many

days.

EC-11:2  Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what

evil shall be upon the earth.

EC-11:3  If the clouds be full of rain, they empty [themselves] upon the

earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the

place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

EC-11:4  He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the

clouds shall not reap.

EC-11:5  As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the

bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest

not the works of God who maketh all.

EC-11:6  In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine

hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or

whether they both [shall be] alike good.

EC-11:7  Truly the light [is] sweet, and a pleasant [thing it is] for the eyes

to behold the sun:

EC-11:8  But if a man live many years, [and] rejoice in them all; yet let him

remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh [is]

vanity.

EC-11:9  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 thine heart, and in the sight

of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these [things] God will bring thee

into judgment.

EC-11:10  Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy

flesh: for childhood and youth [are] vanity.

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