Ecclesiastes 11:4 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁴ Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the time of affliction come, and the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say: They please me not:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ 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)

⁴ He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Common English Bible

⁴ Those who watch the wind blow will never sow, and those who observe the clouds will never reap.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Whoever heeds the wind will not sow. And whoever considers the clouds will never reap.

Ecclesiastes 11:4 Cross References

Proverbs 20:4

1 By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right.

Proverbs 22:13

0 Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge :

Proverbs 3:27

4 He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

0 Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vain.

Ecclesiastes 11:5

Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain: