A lazy person is too lazy to plant seeds. So, at the time of harvest he looks for food and finds nothing.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 - Easy To Read Version \{But there are some things that you can’t be sure of. You must take a chance.\} If a person waits for perfect weather, then he will never plant his seeds. And if a person is afraid that every cloud will bring rain, then he will never harvest his crops. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
A lazy person is too lazy to plant seeds. So, at the time of harvest he looks for food and finds nothing.
The lazy person says, “I can’t go \{to work\} now. There is a lion outside. It might kill me.”
\{There are some things you can be sure of.\} If clouds are full of rain, then they will pour water on the earth. If a tree falls—to the south or to the north—then it will stay where it falls.
You don’t know where the wind blows. And you don’t know how a baby grows in its mother’s body. In the same way, you don’t know what God will do—and he makes everything happen.