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Ecclesiastes 11:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" As you don’t know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of God who does all. "
Ecclesiastes 11:5
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3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
4 He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
5 As you don’t know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of God who does all.
6 In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 11:1
"Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days."
Ecclesiastes 11:2
"Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth."
Ecclesiastes 11:3
"If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be."
Ecclesiastes 11:4
"He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap."
Ecclesiastes 11:6
"In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good."
Ecclesiastes 11:7
"Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun."
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