aCast your bread
on the surface
of the waters
, for you awill find
it 1after many
days
.
aDivide your portion
to seven
, or even
to eight
, for you do not know
what
bmisfortune
may occur
on the earth
.
If the clouds
are full
, they pour
out rain
upon the earth
; and whether
a tree
falls
toward the south
or toward the north
, wherever
the tree
falls
, there
it 1lies
.
He who watches the wind
will not sow
and he who looks
at the clouds
will not reap
.
Just as you do not aknow
1the path
of the wind
and bhow bones
are formed in the womb
of the 2pregnant
woman
, so
you do not cknow
the activity
of God
who
makes
all
things
.
Sow your seed
ain the morning
and do not 1be idle
in the evening
, for you do not know
whether
2morning
or
evening sowing will succeed
, or whether
both
of them alike
will be good
.
The light is pleasant
, and it is good
for the eyes
to asee
the sun
.
Indeed, if
a man
should live
many
years
, let him arejoice
in them all
, and let him remember
the bdays
of darkness
, for they will be many
. Everything
that is to come
will be futility
.
Rejoice, young
man
, during your childhood
, and let your heart
be pleasant
during the days
of young
manhood
. And follow
the 1impulses
of your heart
and the 2 adesires
of your eyes
. Yet know
that bGod
will bring
you to judgment
for all
these
things
.
So, remove grief
and anger
from your heart
and put
away
1 apain
from your body
, because
childhood
and the prime
of life
are fleeting
.