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Ecclesiastes 11:3
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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. 
Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 11:3

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American Standard Version
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.

Amplified® Bible
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

Contemporary English Version
Rain clouds always bring rain; trees always stay wherever they fall.

Darby English Version
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

Good News Bible
No matter which direction a tree falls, it will lie where it fell. When the clouds are full, it rains.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
If the clouds are full, they pour out rain upon the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it lies.

New International Version
If clouds are full of water,
they pour rain upon the earth.
Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where it falls, there will it lie.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
If the clouds have become full, they pour out rain upon the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it lies.

Revised Standard Version
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

Young's Literal Translation
If the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty `themselves'; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is.


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