New Century Version NCV
New International Version NIV
1 Invest what you have, because after a while you will get a return.
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Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.
2 Invest what you have in several different businesses, because you don't know what disasters might happen.
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Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
3 If clouds are full of rain, they will shower on the earth. A tree can fall to the north or south, but it will stay where it falls.
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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 Those who wait for perfect weather will never plant seeds; those who look at every cloud will never harvest crops.
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Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
5 You don't know where the wind will blow, and you don't know how a baby grows inside the mother. In the same way, you don't know what God is doing, or how he created everything.
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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 Plant early in the morning, and work until evening, because you don't know if this or that will succeed. They might both do well.
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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 Sunshine is sweet; it is good to see the light of day.
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Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
8 People ought to enjoy every day of their lives, no matter how long they live. But they should also remember this: You will be dead a long time. Everything that happens then is useless.
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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 Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young; be happy while you are young. Do whatever your heart desires, whatever you want to do. for everything you do.
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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 Don't worry, and forget the troubles of your body, because youth and childhood are useless.
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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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