Ecclesiastes or, the Preacher

 1 Cast thy ^abread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou ^aknowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

 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.

 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not ^areap.

 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the ^aspirit, 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 ^bmaketh all.

 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.

 7 ¶Truly the ^alight is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

 8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of ^adarkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is ^bvanity.

 9 ¶Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart ^acheer thee in the days of thy youth, and ^bwalk 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 ^cjudgment.

 10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away ^aevil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are ^bvanity.