1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what evil may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow; and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
5 As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun.
8 For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
10 Remove vexation from your mind, and put away pain from your body; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
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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