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1 | Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after
many days. |
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2 | Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest
not what evil shall be upon the earth. |
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3 | If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the
earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the
north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. |
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4 | He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that
regardeth the clouds shall not reap. |
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5 | As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the
bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so
thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all. |
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6 | In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not
thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either
this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. |
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7 | Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the
eyes to behold the sun: |
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8 | But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let
him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All
that cometh is vanity. |
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9 | Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer
thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine
heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for
all these things God will bring thee into judgment. |
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10 | Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from
thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. |
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