Ecclesiastes 11:1-4 in English

¹ Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

² Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto 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 shall it be.

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

¹ Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days.

² Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth.

³ If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour it out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.

⁴ He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.

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.

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.

¹ Send forth your bread upon the face of the water: for you shall find it after many days.

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

³ If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour it out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.

⁴ He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.

¹ Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

² Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto 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 shall it be.

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

¹ Give generously to others some of the money MET that you have; if you do that, later you will get back an equal amount.

² Share some of what you have with ◄seven or eight/several► others, because you do not know when you will experience a disaster, and if you give some of what you have to others, when you experience that disaster, they will kindly help you.

³ It is always true that when clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. Similarly, wherever a tree falls on the ground, that is where it will remain.

⁴ If farmers see in what direction the wind is blowing, they will know whether it is wise at that time to plant things or not. It is also true that if farmers look at the clouds and see that they are blowing from the west, which means that it will probably rain, they will not try to harvest their crops on that day.

¹ Send forth your bread upon the face of the water: for you shall find it after many days.

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

³ If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour it out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.

⁴ He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.

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

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

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.

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

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

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.

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

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

³ If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls towards the south, or towards 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.

¹ Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.

² Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.

³ If the clouds are full of rain, they send it down on the earth; and if a tree comes down to the south, or the north, in whatever place it comes down, there it will be.

⁴ He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.

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.

¹ Cast thy bread upon the running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it again.

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, they will pour out rain upon the earth. If the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in what place soever it shall fall, there shall it be.

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

¹ Send your bread out on the surface of the water, and many days later you will find it again.

² Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.

³ When the clouds are full they pour rain down upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the north or to the south, it stays where it fell.

⁴ The farmer who pays attention to the direction of the wind knows when not to sow, and by watching the clouds knows when not to reap.

¹ Cast thy bread vpon the waters: for after many daies thou shalt finde it.

² Giue a portion to seuen, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what euill shalbe vpon ye earth.

³ If the clouds be full, they wil powre forth raine vpon the earth: and if the tree doe fall toward the South, or toward the North, in the place that the tree falleth, there it shalbe.

⁴ He that obserueth ye winde, shall not sow, and he that regardeth the cloudes, shall not reape.

¹ Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days.

² Divide a portion into seven, yea, even into 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 in the south, or in the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.

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

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.

¹ Cast thy bread upon the face of the waters; for after many days wilt thou find it again.

² Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil may come upon the earth.—

³ If the clouds be full of rain, they will empty it out upon the earth; and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, on the place where the tree falleth, there will it remain.

⁴ He that watcheth the wind will not sow; and he that gazeth on the clouds will not reap.

¹ Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: For thou shalt find it after many days.

² Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; For thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth.

³ If the clouds be filled with rain, They pour it out upon the earth: And if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, In the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.

⁴ He that observes the wind sows not; And he that looks at the clouds will not reap.

¹ Cast thy bread upon the waters; for after many days thou shalt find it.

² Give a portion to seven, yea, to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

³ When the clouds are full of rain, they empty upon the earth; and when a tree falleth to the south or the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

⁴ He that watcheth the wind will not sow, and he that gazeth upon the clouds will not reap.

¹ Send out your bread on the waters, for you will find it again after many days.

² Share it with seven, even eight people, for you do not know what disasters are coming on the earth.

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, wherever the tree falls, there it will remain.

⁴ Anyone who watches the wind might not plant, and anyone who watches the clouds might not harvest.

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

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

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.

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

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

³ If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls towards the south, or towards 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.

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 are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree falleth towards the south, or towards 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.

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

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

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.

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

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

³ If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls towards the south, or towards 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.

¹ Send thy bread up on waters passing forth, for after many times thou shalt find it.

² Give thou parts seven, and also eight; for thou knowest not, what evil shall come up on earth.

³ If clouds be filled, they shall shed or pour out rain on the earth; if a tree falleth down to the south, either to the north, in whatever place it falleth down, there it shall be.

⁴ He that espieth the wind, soweth not; and he that beholdeth the clouds, shall never reap.

¹ Send thy bread up on waters passing forth, for after many times thou shalt find it. (Send thy bread upon the water, and after a time, thou shalt receive it back, and more along with it.)

² Give thou (thy) parts (to) seven, and also (to) eight, (that is, put not all thy eggs in one basket); for thou knowest not, what evil shall come up on (the) earth.

³ If clouds be filled, they shall shed out rain on the earth; if a tree falleth down to the south, either to the north, in whatever place it falleth down, there it shall be.

⁴ He that espieth the wind, soweth not; and he that beholdeth the clouds, shall never reap. (He who looketh for the wind, soweth not; and he who watcheth the clouds, shall never reap, or bring in the harvest.)

¹ Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.

² Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.

³ If the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty themselves; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is.

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