World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:6
“In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don't withhold your hand; for you don't know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 11
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He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.
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As you don't know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don't know the work of God who does all.
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In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don't withhold your hand; for you don't know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
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Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.
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Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
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