Catholic Public Domain Version
"Whoever heeds the wind will not sow. And whoever considers the clouds will never reap. "
— Ecclesiastes 11:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”
“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. ”
“He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.”
“He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.”
“He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.”
“He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.”
“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”
Cast your bread over running waters. For, after a long time, you shall find it again.
Give a portion to seven, and indeed even to eight. For you do not know what evil may be upon the earth in the future.
If the clouds have been filled, they will pour forth rain upon the earth. If a tree falls to the south, or to the north, or to whatever direction it may fall, there it shall remain.
Whoever heeds the wind will not sow. And whoever considers the clouds will never reap.
In the same manner that you do not know the way of the spirit, nor the way that bones are joined together in the womb of a pregnant woman, so you do not know the works of God, who is the Maker of all.
In the morning, sow your seed, and in the evening, do not let your hand cease. For you do not know which of these may rise up, the one or the other. But if both rise up together, so much the better.
Light is pleasant, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.