The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 - King James 2000 He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap. 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. |
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be.
As you know 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 you know not the works of God who makes all.