| 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 are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree falleth towards the south, or towards 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 the structure of the parts of conception in 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 thy 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 shall 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 thy heart, and in the sight of thy 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. |