1 Cast your bread on the water for after a given time you will find it again.
2 Share with seven or even with eight for you never know what misfortune may strike the earth.
3 When clouds are heavy rain falls on the earth and when a tree falls facing south or north there in that place it will lie.
4 He who watches the wind will not sow and he who watches the clouds will not reap.
5 Just as you do not know how the spirit pervades the members in the mother's womb, neither will you understand the work of God, creator of all things.
6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle until the evening for you don't know whether one or the other will succeed. What if both prove to be good?
7 Light is pleasant and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
8 If a man lives for many years, let him rejoice in them all, thinking that dark days will be many and all that comes after will be meaningless.
9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth and direct well your heart when you are young; follow your desires and achieve your ambitions but recall that God will take account of all you do.
10 Drive sorrow from your heart and pain from your flesh, for youth and dark hair will not last.
Versículos relacionados com Ecclesiastes, 11:
Ecclesiastes 11 talks about the importance of sowing and perseverance in the uncertainty of the result, since the human being has no control over everything that happens in life. The following verses are related to this theme:
Genesis 8:22: "As long as the earth, sowing and harvesting, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease." This verse talks about the constancy of the seasons and the importance of sowing for harvest.
Proverbs 11:18: "The evil receives a false reward, but whoever sows justice has true reward." This verse highlights the importance of sowing good deeds and attitudes to receive the proper reward.
Luke 8:15: "But the seed that fell into good earth are those who hear the word with honest and good heart, retreate it and persevere to a fruit." This verse talks about the importance of perseverance in faith and religious practices to achieve salvation.
Galatians 6:7: "Do not be mistaken," God is not moiled. What man sows, that will reap. " This verse highlights the importance of taking care of the actions that are practiced in life, because the result will come according to what was sown.
2 Corinthians 9:6: "Whoever sows little will reap; and those who sow a lot, will reap." This verse highlights the importance of investing with generosity, joy and devotion to obtain a greater reward.
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