Ecclesiastes 11:1–12:14
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Ecclesiastes 11:1–12:14 · Psalm 102 (MT: 103) · Proverbs 24:13–14 · 1 Corinthians 11:1–16
Showing Ecclesiastes 11:1 through 12:14
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1Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days.
1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth.
2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3If 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.
3If 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.
4He that observes the wind sows not ; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.
4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
5Among 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.
5As 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.
6In 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 .
6In 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.
7Moreover the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
8For 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.
8But 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.
9Rejoice, 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.
9Rejoice, 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.
10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and folly are vanity.
10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
1And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come , and the years overtake [thee] in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.
1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:
2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
3in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding [women] cease because they have become few, and the [women] looking out at the windows be dark;
3In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
4and they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds [at the mill]; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;
4And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
5and they shall look up, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market:
5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
6before the silver cord be [let go], or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;
6Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
7[before] the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.
7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
8Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.
8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9And because the Preacher was wise above [others, so it was] that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.
9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, [even] words of truth.
10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened , which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.
11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13Hear the end of the matter, the sum: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.
13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil.
14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.