The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast your bread on the waters;
for you shall find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight;
for youdon’t know what evil will be on
the earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty
themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or
toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there
shall it be.
4 He who observes the wind won’t sow;
and he who regards the clouds won’t
reap.
5 As you don’t know what is the way of the
wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb
of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of
God who does all.
6 In the morning sow your seed,
and in the evening don’t withhold
your hand; for you don’t know which will
prosper, whether this or that,
or whether they both will be equally
good.
7 Truly the light is sweet,
and itis a pleasantthing for the eyes to
see the sun.
8 Yes, if a man lives many years, let him
rejoice in them all;
but let him remember the days of
darkness, for they shall be many.
All that comes is vanity.
9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth,
and let your heart cheer you in the
days of your youth,
and walk in the ways of your heart,
and in the sight of your eyes;
but know that for all these things God
will bring you into judgment.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from your
heart,and put away evil from your flesh;
for youth and the dawn of life are
vanity