Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Cast thy bread upon the running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it again.
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Send out your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will get it back.
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
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Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds be full, they will pour out rain upon the earth. If the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in what place soever it shall fall, there shall it be.
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When clouds are full, they empty rain on the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.
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Whoever observes the wind will not sow; and whoever regards the clouds will not reap.
5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones are joined together in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the works of God, who is the maker of all.
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Just as you do not know how the breath comes to the bones in the mother's womb, so you do not know the work of God, who makes everything.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.
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In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle; for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
7 The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.
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Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
8 If a man live many years, and have rejoiced in them all, he must remember the darksome time, and the many days: which when they shall come, the things past shall be accused of vanity.
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Even those who live many years should rejoice in them all; yet let them remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.
9 Rejoice therefore, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart be in that which is good in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: and know that for all these God will bring thee into judgment.
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Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
10 Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vain.
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Banish anxiety from your mind, and put away pain from your body; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
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