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“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.” (Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 AV)
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