The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who observes the wind [and waits for all conditions to be favorable] will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. American Standard Version (1901) He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. Common English Bible Those who watch the wind blow will never sow, and those who observe the clouds will never reap. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever heeds the wind will not sow. And whoever considers the clouds will never reap. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap. |
The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be murdered in the streets.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all.