Cast
thy bread
upon
the waters:
for thou shalt find
it after many
days.
Give
a portion
to seven,
and also to eight;
for thou knowest
not what evil
shall be upon the earth.
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.
He that observeth
the wind
shall not sow;
and he that regardeth
the clouds
shall not reap.
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.
pregnant
κυοφορούσης
kyophorousēs
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.
Truly the light
is sweet,
and a pleasant
thing it is for the eyes
to behold
the sun:
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.
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.
cheer
ἀγαθυνάτω
agathynatō
Therefore remove
sorrow
from thy heart,
and put away
evil
from thy flesh:
for childhood
and youth
are vanity.
