Cast Your Bread upon the Waters
1Castthy breaduponthe waters:for thou shalt findit after manydays.2Givea portionto seven,and also to eight;for thou knowestnot what evilshall be upon the earth.3If the cloudsbe fullof rain,they empty[themselves] upon the earth:and if the treefalltoward the south,or toward the north,in the placewhere the treefalleth,there it shall be.4He that observeththe windshall not sow;and he that regardeththe cloudsshall not reap.5As thou knowestnot what [is] the wayof the spirit,[nor] how the bones[do grow] in the wombof her that is with child:even so thou knowestnot the worksof Godwho makethall.
6In the morningsowthy seed,and in the eveningwithholdnot thine hand:for thou knowestnot whethershall prosper,either this or that, or whether they both[shall be] alikegood.
Enjoy Your Years
7Truly the light[is] sweet,and a pleasant[thing it is] for the eyesto beholdthe sun:8But if a manlivemanyyears,[and] rejoicein them all; yet let him rememberthe daysof darkness;for they shall be many.All that cometh[is] vanity.
9Rejoice,O young man,in thy youth;and let thy heartcheerthee in the daysof thy youth,and walkin the waysof thine heart,and in the sightof thine eyes:but knowthou, that for all these [things] Godwill bringthee into judgment.10Therefore removesorrowfrom thy heart,and put awayevilfrom thy flesh:for childhoodand youth[are] vanity.
