1 Cast H7971 VPFC thy bread H3899 upon H5921 PREP the waters H4325 D-OMD : for H3588 CONJ thou shalt find H4672 it after many H7230 days H3117 D-NMP .
2 Give H5414 VQI2MS a portion H2506 CMS to seven H7651 , and also H1571 W-CONJ to eight H8083 ; for H3588 CONJ thou knowest H3045 VQY2MS not H3808 NADV what H4100 IPRO evil H7451 AFS shall be H1961 VQY3MS upon H5921 PREP the earth H776 D-GFS .
3 If H518 PART the clouds H5645 be full H4390 of rain H1653 , they empty H7324 themselves upon H5921 PREP the earth H776 D-GFS : and if H518 PART the tree H6086 NMS fall H5307 toward the south H1864 , or H518 PART toward the north H6828 , in the place H4725 CMS where the tree H6086 AMS falleth H5307 , there H8033 ADV it H1933 shall be .
4 He that observeth H8104 the wind H7307 NFS shall not H3808 NADV sow H2232 ; and he that regardeth H7200 the clouds H5645 shall not H3808 NADV reap H7114 .
5 As H834 RPRO thou knowest H3045 VQY2MS not H369 what H4100 IPRO is the way H1870 NMS of the spirit H7307 , nor how the bones H6106 do grow in the womb H990 of her that is with child H4392 : even so H3602 ADV thou knowest H3045 VQY2MS not H3808 NADV the works H4639 M-CMS of God H430 D-NAME-4MP who H834 RPRO maketh H6213 VQY3MS all H3605 .
6 In the morning H1242 B-NMS sow H2232 thy seed H2233 CMS-2MS , and in the evening H6153 withhold H5117 not H408 NPAR thine hand H3027 CFS-2MS : for H3588 CONJ thou knowest H3045 not H369 whether H335 IPRO shall prosper H3787 , either this H2088 DPRO or H176 CONJ that H2088 , or whether H518 W-PART they both H8147 ONUM-3MP shall be alike H259 good H2896 .
7 Truly the light H216 D-NMS is sweet H4966 , and a pleasant H2896 thing it is for the eyes H5869 to behold H7200 L-VQFC the sun H8121 :
8 But H3588 CONJ if H518 PART a man H120 D-NMS live H2421 many H7235 VHFA years H8141 NFP , and rejoice H8055 in them all H3605 NMS ; yet let him remember H2142 the days H3117 CMP of darkness H2822 D-NMS ; for H3588 CONJ they shall be H1961 VQY3MP many H7235 VHFA . All H3605 NMS that cometh H7945 is vanity H1892 .
9 Rejoice H8055 , O young man H970 , in thy youth H3208 ; and let thy heart H3820 CMS-2MS cheer H3190 thee in the days H3117 B-CMP of thy youth H979 , and walk H1980 in the ways H1870 of thine heart H3820 CMS-2MS , and in the sight H4758 of thine eyes H5869 CMD-2MS : but know H3045 thou , that H3588 CONJ for H5921 PREP all H3605 NMS these H428 PMP things God H430 D-EDP will bring H935 thee into judgment H4941 BD-NMS .
10 Therefore remove H5493 sorrow H3708 from thy heart H3820 , and put away H5674 evil H7451 AFS from thy flesh H1320 : for H3588 CONJ childhood H3208 and youth H7839 are vanity H1892 .