Hebrew Names Version HNV
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1 Cast your bread on the waters; For you shall find it after many days.
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Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.
2 Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; For you don't know what evil will be on the eretz.
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Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the eretz; And if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, In the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
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If clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind won't sow; And he who regards the clouds won't reap.
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Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
5 As you don't know what is the way of the wind, Nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; Even so you don't know the work of God who does all.
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As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
6 In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening don't withhold your hand; For you don't know which will prosper, whether this or that, Or whether they both will be equally good.
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Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.
7 Truly the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.
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Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
8 Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
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However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to come is meaningless.
9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh; For youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
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So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.
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