Ecclesiastes 11
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Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou
shalt find it after many days.
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2 |
Give a portion to seven, and also to
eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the
earth.
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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.
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He that observeth the wind shall not sow;
and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
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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.
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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.
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Truly the light is sweet, and a
pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the
sun:
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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.
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Advice to the
Young |
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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.
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10 |
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart,
and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
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