1 And thou shalt let thy bread loose upon the waters, for after many days thou shalt find it again.

2 Give a portion of seven and even eight, for you do not know what trouble will be on the earth.

3 When the clouds are full, they will pour down rain on the earth; and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, it will remain there wherever it falls.

4 He that watcheth the wind shall not sow; and he who looks at the clouds, he shall not reap.

5 As you do not know the ways of the wind, nor how the bones are formed in the womb of a pregnant woman, so you cannot know the work of God, who does all things.

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening thou shalt not rest thy hand, for thou knowest not whether one or the other shall be more prosperous, or whether both shall be equally good.

7 Sweet is the light, and it is pleasant to the eyes to see the sun.

8 And if a man live many years, let him rejoice in all of them, and let him remember the dark days, of which there shall be many: all that shall be is vanity.

9 Rejoice, young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart taste joy in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; only know that for all this God will bring you to judgment.

10 And put away sorrow from thy heart, and turn away evil from thy body: for childhood and youth are vanity.

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1 And remember thy Maker in the days of thy youth, until the days of trouble come, and the years come, of which thou shalt say, 'I have no pleasure in them.'

2 Until the sun and the light and the moon and the stars were darkened, and new clouds were found after the rain.

3 In the day when those who guard the house tremble, and the men of power bend; and the grinders shall cease to grind, because there are few of them left; and those who look out of the window will be darkened;