Cast Your Bread upon the Waters 1 DBY Cast thy bread upon the waters; 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 DBY Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil 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 DBY If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, 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 DBY He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth 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 DBY As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, how the bones grow in the womb of her that is with child, even so thou knowest not the work of God who maketh all. 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 DBY In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 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 DBY Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun; BSB BSB: Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
8 DBY 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. 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 DBY Rejoice, 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 thine eyes; but 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 DBY Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth 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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