4He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.


In Context

1 Cast your bread on the waters: for you shall find it after many days.

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be on the earth.

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be.

4 He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.

5 As you know 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 you know not the works of God who makes all.

6 In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hand: for you know not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Ecclesiastes 11:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:4Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:4He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:4He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:4He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:4Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.