1 T hrow your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

2 S hare what you have with seven, or even with eight, for you do not know what trouble may come on the earth.

Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

3 I f the clouds are full, they pour out rain upon the earth. And if a tree falls to the south or to the north, wherever the tree falls, there it lies.

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.

4 H e who watches the wind will not plant his seeds. And he who looks at the clouds will not gather the food.

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

5 J ust as you do not know the path of the wind or how the bones are made of a child yet to be born, so you do not know the work of God Who makes all things.

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.

6 P lant your seeds in the morning, and do not be lazy in the evening. You do not know which will grow well, the morning or evening planting, or if both of them alike will do well.

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

7 L ight is pleasing. It is good for the eyes to see the sun.

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

8 I f a man should live many years, let him have joy in them all. Yet let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that comes is for nothing. What Young People Should Do

Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

9 Y oung man, be filled with joy while you are young. And let your heart be happy while you are a young man. Follow the ways of your heart and the desires of your eyes. But know that God will judge you for all these things.

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 thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

10 S o put away trouble from your heart, and put away pain from your body. Because the years when you were a child and the best years of your life are going by fast.

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.