[1] Cast your bread on the waters; For you shall find it after many
days. [2] Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; For you don`t
know what evil will be on the earth. [3] If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth; And if a tree falls toward the
south, or toward the north, In the place where the tree falls, there
shall it be. [4] He who observes the wind won`t sow; And he who regards
the clouds won`t reap. [5] As you don`t know what is the way of the wind,
Nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; Even so
you don`t know the work of God who does all. [6] In the morning sow your
seed, And in the evening don`t withhold your hand; For you don`t know
which will prosper, whether this or that, Or whether they both will be
equally good. [7] Truly the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is
for the eyes to see the sun. [8] Yes, if a man lives many years, let him
rejoice in them all; But let him remember the days of darkness, for they
shall be many. All that comes is vanity. [9] Rejoice, young man, in your
youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And
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 into judgment. [10]
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your
flesh; For youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
