Ecclesiastes11

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(Ecc 11:1) Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
(Ecc 11:2) Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
(Ecc 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.
(Ecc 11:4) He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
(Ecc 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.
(Ecc 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.
(Ecc 11:7) Truly the light {is} sweet, and a pleasant {thing it is} for the eyes to behold the sun:
(Ecc 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.
(Ecc 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.
(Ecc 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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