Ecclesiastes 11:5
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
4He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.
Cross References
Job 5:9Who doth great things and unsearchable and wonderful things without number:
Job 26:14Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?
Job 37:23We cannot find him worthily : he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.
Psalms 40:5Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies.
Psalms 104:24How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.
Ecclesiastes 1:6Maketh his round by the south, and turneth again to the north: the spirit goeth forward surveying all places round about, and returneth to his circuits.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 11:2-7
The Obligations to Be Liberal; Answers to Objections against Liberality. 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall… Read the whole commentary →