Cast Your Bread upon the Waters 1 Brenton Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days. BSB BSB: Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
2 Brenton Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth. BSB BSB: Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
3 Brenton If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour it out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be. BSB BSB: If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
4 Brenton He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap. BSB BSB: He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
5 Brenton Among whom none knows what is the way of the wind: as the bones are hid in the womb of a pregnant woman , so thou shalt not know the works of God, even all things whatsoever he shall do. BSB BSB: As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
6 Brenton In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand be slack: for thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike. BSB BSB: Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
Enjoy Your Years 7 Brenton Moreover the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun. BSB BSB: Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
8 Brenton For even if a man should live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity. BSB BSB: So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
9 Brenton 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 blameless, but not in the sight of thine eyes: yet know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. BSB BSB: Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. 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 to judgment.
10 Brenton Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and folly are vanity. BSB BSB: So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.
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