New Century Version NCV
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 Invest what you have, because after a while you will get a return.
1
mitte panem tuum super transeuntes aquas quia post multa tempora invenies illum
2 Invest what you have in several different businesses, because you don't know what disasters might happen.
2
da partem septem necnon et octo quia ignoras quid futurum sit mali super terram
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.
3
si repletae fuerint nubes imbrem super terram effundent si ceciderit lignum ad austrum aut ad aquilonem in quocumque loco ceciderit ibi erit
4 Those who wait for perfect weather will never plant seeds; those who look at every cloud will never harvest crops.
4
qui observat ventum non seminat et qui considerat nubes numquam metet
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.
5
quomodo ignoras quae sit via spiritus et qua ratione conpingantur ossa in ventre praegnatis sic nescis opera Dei qui fabricator est omnium
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.
6
mane semina sementem tuam et vespere ne cesset manus tua quia nescis quid magis oriatur hoc an illud et si utrumque simul melius erit
7 Sunshine is sweet; it is good to see the light of day.
7
dulce lumen et delectabile est oculis videre solem
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.
8
si annis multis vixerit homo et in omnibus his laetatus fuerit meminisse debet tenebrosi temporis et dierum multorum qui cum venerint vanitatis arguentur praeterita
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.
9
laetare ergo iuvenis in adulescentia tua et in bono sit cor tuum in diebus iuventutis tuae et ambula in viis cordis tui et in intuitu oculorum tuorum et scito quod pro omnibus his adducet te Deus in iudicium
10 Don't worry, and forget the troubles of your body, because youth and childhood are useless.
10
aufer iram a corde tuo et amove malitiam a carne tua adulescentia enim et voluptas vana sunt
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.