11 Cast thy bread upon the
waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to
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 the tree fall toward the south,
or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall
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 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 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 Truly
the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the
sun: 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 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 Therefore
remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood
and youth are vanity.