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Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

1Castthybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899uponthewatersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;forthou shaltfindתִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃tim.tza.'E.nuH4672itaftermanydaysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117.

2Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414aportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506tosevenלְשִׁבְעָ֖הle.shiv.'AhH7651,yea,evenuntoeightלִשְׁמוֹנָ֑הlish.mo.NahH8083;forthou knowestnotwhatevilH7451shallbeיִּהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961upontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Ifthecloudsהֶעָבִ֥יםhe.'a.VimH5645befullH4390ofrainגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ge.shemH1653,theyemptythemselvesupontheearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andifatreeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086fallH5307towardthesouthבַּדָּר֖וֹםba.da.RomH1864,ortowardthenorthבַּצָּפ֑וֹןba.tza.FonH6828,intheplaceמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725wherethetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086falleth,thereshallitbe.

4Hethatobserveththewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shallnotsowיִזְרָ֑עyiz.Ra'H2232;andhethatregardeththecloudsבֶעָבִ֖יםve.'a.VimH5645shallnotreapיִקְצֽוֹר׃yik.TzorH7114.

5Asthou knowestnotwhatisthewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewindהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,norhowH4100thebonesH6106dogrowinthewombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990ofherthatiswithchild;evensothou knowestnottheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whodoethall.

6Inthemorningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242sowזְרַ֣עze.Ra'H2232thyseedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233,andintheeveningוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153withholdnotthyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027;forthou knowestnotwhichshallprosper,whetherthisorthat,orwhethertheybothshallbealikegoodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896.

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