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Ecclesiastes 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.
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.
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