Ecclesiastes 11:4

Ecclesiastes 11:4

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.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Therefore sow thy charity in faith, without hesitancy or speculation as to results, because they may not seem promising (Ecclesiastes 9:10). So in Ecclesiastes 11:1, man is told to "cast his bread corn" on the seemingly unpromising "waters" (Psalms 126:5-6). The farmer would get on badly, who, instead of sowing and reaping, spent his time in watching the wind and clouds.

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