2Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.
3When 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.
4The 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.
5Just as you don't know how the breath of life comes to the child in its mother's womb, so you can't understand the work of God, the Creator of everything.
6In the morning, sow your seed. In the evening, don't stop. For you have no way of knowing which crop will grow well—one may be profitable, or the other—or maybe both.