Ecclesiastes/Qohelet 11

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Cast your bread on the water, eventual y you wil recover it.	1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
2 Offer a share to seven or to eight people, you can never tell what disaster may occur.	2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3 When clouds are ful of rain, they wil shed it on the earth. If a tree fal s, whether south or north, whereit falls, there it wil lie.	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.
4 Keep watching the wind and you wil never sow, keep staring at the clouds and you will never reap.	4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
5 You do not understand how the wind blows, or how the embryo grows in a woman's womb: no morecan you understand the work of God, the Creator of al .	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.
6 In the morning, sow your seed, until evening, do not cease from labour, for of any two things you donot know which wil succeed, or which of the two is the better.	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.
7 How sweet light is, how delightful it is to see the sun!	7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
8 However many years you live, enjoy them all, but remember, the days of darkness wil be many: futilityawaits you at the end.	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.
9 Young man, enjoy yourself while you are young, make the most of the days of your youth, follow theprompting and desire of heart and eye, but remember, God wil cal you to account for everything.	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.
10 Rid your heart of indignation, keep your body clear of suffering, though youth and the age of blackhair are both futile.	10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.