1 Cast your bread over running waters. For, after a long time, you shall find it again.
2 Give a portion to seven, and indeed even to eight. For you do not know what evil may be upon the earth in the future.
3 If the clouds have been filled, they will pour forth rain upon the earth. If a tree falls to the south, or to the north, or to whatever direction it may fall, there it shall remain.
4 Whoever heeds the wind will not sow. And whoever considers the clouds will never reap.
5 In the same manner that you do not know the way of the spirit, nor the way that bones are joined together in the womb of a pregnant woman, so you do not know the works of God, who is the Maker of all.
6 In the morning, sow your seed, and in the evening, do not let your hand cease. For you do not know which of these may rise up, the one or the other. But if both rise up together, so much the better.
7 Light is pleasant, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.
8 If a man lives for many years, and if he has rejoiced in all of these, he must remember the many days of the dark times, which, when they will have arrived, will accuse the past of vanity.
9 So then, rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart remain in what is good during the days of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart, and with the perception of your eyes. And know that, concerning all these things, God will bring you to judgment.
10 Remove anger from your heart, and set aside evil from your flesh. For youth and pleasure are empty.
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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