The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 - American Standard Version (1901) He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 更多版本King 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. 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. English Standard Version 2016 He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. |
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy 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.