Ecclesiastes 11 - Compare Translations
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Ecclesiastes 11:1
KJVCast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
WEBCast your bread on the waters;
YLTSend forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.
Ecclesiastes 11:2
KJVGive a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
WEBGive a portion to seven, yes, even to eight;
YLTGive a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:3
KJVIf 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.
WEBIf the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth;
YLTIf the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty [themselves]; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is.
Ecclesiastes 11:4
KJVHe that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
WEBHe who observes the wind won’t sow;
YLTWhoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
Ecclesiastes 11:5
KJVAs 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.
WEBAs you don’t know what is the way of the wind,
YLTAs thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, How -- bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
KJVIn 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.
WEBIn the morning sow your seed,
YLTIn the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike [are] good.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
KJVTruly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
WEBTruly the light is sweet,
YLTSweet also [is] the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 11:8
KJVBut if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
WEBYes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all;
YLTBut, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming [is] vanity.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
KJVRejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
WEBRejoice, young man, in your youth,
YLTRejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.
Ecclesiastes 11:10
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