Ecclesiastes 11:3 - Robertson's Book Notes (NT)

Ecclesiastes 11:3

The Value of Diligence

1 Cast your bread ^aupon the waters,
^bFor you will find it after many days.

2 ^aGive a serving ^bto seven, and also to eight,
^cFor you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

3 If the clouds are full of rain,
They empty themselves upon the earth;
And if a tree falls to the south or the north,
In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie.

4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
And he who regards the clouds will not reap.

5 As ^ayou do not know what is the way of the¹ wind,
^bOr how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child,
So you do not know the works of God who makes everything.

6 In the morning sow your seed,
And in the evening do not withhold your hand;
For you do not know which will prosper,
Either this or that,
Or whether both alike will be good.

7 Truly the light is sweet,
And it is pleasant for the eyes ^ato behold the sun;

8 But if a man lives many years
And ^arejoices in them all,
Yet let him ^bremember the days of darkness,
For they will be many.
All that is coming is vanity.

Seek God in Early Life

9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
^aWalk in the¹ ways of your heart,
And¹ in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these
^bGod will bring you into judgment.

10 Therefore remove¹ sorrow from your heart,
And ^aput away evil from your flesh,
^bFor childhood and¹ youth are vanity.

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