New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

1Castשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899on the surfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, for youwill findתִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃tim.tza.'E.nuH4672itafter manyבְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230daysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117.

2Divideתֶּן־ten-H5414your portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506to sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֖הle.shiv.'AhH7651,or evenוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571to eightלִשְׁמוֹנָ֑הlish.mo.NahH8083,for you do not knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100misfortuneH7463may occurיִּהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3IfH518the cloudsהֶעָבִ֥יםhe.'a.VimH5645are fullיִמָּלְא֨וּyi.mal.'UH4390,they pourH7385out rainגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ge.shemH1653upon the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and whetherH518a treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086fallsיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307toward the southבַּדָּר֖וֹםba.da.RomH1864or toward the northבַּצָּפ֑וֹןba.tza.FonH6828,whereverמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725the treeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086fallsשֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹלshei.yi.PolH5307,thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033itliesH1961.

4He who watchesשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307will not sowיִזְרָ֑עyiz.Ra'H2232and he who looksוְרֹאֶ֥הve.ro.'EhH7200at the cloudsבֶעָבִ֖יםve.'a.VimH5645will not reapיִקְצֽוֹר׃yik.TzorH7114.

5JustH3512as you do notknowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045the pathדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the windהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307andhow bonesכַּעֲצָמִ֖יםka.'a.tza.MimH6106are formedin the wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990of thepregnantH4392womanH4392,soכָּ֗כָהKa.khahH3602you do notknowתֵדַע֙te.Da'H3045the activityמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoH834makesיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213allH3605thingsH3605.

6Sowזְרַ֣עze.Ra'H2232your seedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233in the morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242and do notbe idleתַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָta.Nach ya.De.khaH5117 H3027in the eveningוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153,for you do not knowיוֹדֵ֜עyo.De'H3045whetherאֵ֣י'eiH335morningH2088orאוֹ־'ov-H176evening sowing will succeedיִכְשָׁר֙yikh.SharH3787,or whetherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םshe.nei.HemH8147of them alikeכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259will be goodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896.

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