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Chapter 11 |
| 1 |
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. |
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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. |
