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Ecclesiastes 11:4

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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.

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

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.

6 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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BSB
He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
KJV
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
WEB
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
ASV
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
DARBY
He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
BLB
The one watching the wind will not sow, and one looking at the clouds will not reap.
ÅB
Den som stadig akter på vinden, kommer ikke til å så, og den som stadig ser på skyene, kommer ikke til å høste.
OTB
De som ser på vinden vil ikke så, og de som ser på skyene vil ikke høste.
B1930
Den som stadig akter på vinden, kommer ikke til å så, og den som stadig ser på skyene, kommer ikke til å høste.

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