KJV King James Version
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
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Ecclesiastes 11:4
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
WEB World English Bible
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
ASV American Standard Version
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
Surrounding context — Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3 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.
4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
5 As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.
7 Truly the light [is] sweet, and a pleasant [thing it is] for the eyes to behold the sun:
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Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.Proverbs 3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it].Proverbs 22:13The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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