Ecclesiastes 11 – Studienbibel

1 Cast7971 thy bread3899 upon6440 the waters4325: for thou shalt find4672 it after many7230 days3117.¹ 2 Give5414 a portion2506 to seven7651, and also to eight8083; for thou knowest3045 not what evil7451 shall be upon the earth776. 3 If the clouds5645 be full4390 of rain1653, they empty7324 themselves upon the earth776: and if the tree6086 fall5307 toward the south1864, or toward the north6828, in the place4725 where the tree6086 falleth5307, there it shall be1933. 4 He that observeth8104 the wind7307 shall not sow2232; and he that regardeth7200 the clouds5645 shall not reap7114. 5 As thou knowest3045 not what is the way1870 of the spirit7307, nor how the bones6106 do grow in the womb990 of her that is with child4392: even so thou knowest3045 not the works4639 of God430 who maketh6213 all. 6 In the morning1242 sow2232 thy seed2233, and in the evening6153 withhold3240 not thine hand3027: for thou knowest3045 not whether335 shall prosper3787, either this or that, or whether they both8147 shall be alike259 good2896.²

7 Truly the light216 is sweet4966, and a pleasant2896 thing it is for the eyes5869 to behold7200 the sun8121: 8 But if a man120 live2421 many7235 years8141, and rejoice8055 in them all; yet let him remember2142 the days3117 of darkness2822; for they shall be many7235. All that cometh935 is vanity1892. 9 Rejoice8055, O young man970, in thy youth3208; and let thy heart3820 cheer2895 thee in the days3117 of thy youth979, and walk1980 in the ways1870 of thine heart3820, and in the sight4758 of thine eyes5869: but know3045 thou, that for all these things God430 will bring935 thee into judgment4941. 10 Therefore remove5493 sorrow3708 from thy heart3820, and put away5674 evil7451 from thy flesh1320: for childhood3208 and youth7839 are vanity1892.³