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Ecclesiastes 11
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Cast thy bread upon the
waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. |
"Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou
shalt find it after many days." I don't know what this means, but it sure
sounds cool.
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| 11:2
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil
shall be upon the earth. |
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| 11:3
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. |
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| 11:4
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds
shall not reap. |
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| 11:5
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. |
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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. |
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Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to
behold the sun: |
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| 11:8
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him
remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is
vanity. |
However long you may live, enjoy your life to the fullest. But do not forget the dark
days and know that the end is both certain and final.
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| 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the
days of thy youth, and walk
in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know
thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. |
"Walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes."
Should we
follow after our own heart and eyes?
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| 11:10
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh:
for childhood and youth are vanity.
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