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


In Context

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 a 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 will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.

5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, how the bones grow in the womb of her that is with child, even so thou knowest not the work of God who maketh all.

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether 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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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