Ecclesiastes 11:5

As thou knowist not, which is the weye of the spirit, and bi what resoun boonys ben ioyned togidere in the wombe of a womman with childe, so thou knowist not the werkis of God, which is makere of alle thingis.

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In The King James Version

As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

In Context

4He that aspieth the wynd, sowith not; and he that biholdith the cloudis, schal neuere repe.

6Eerli sowe thi seed, and thin hond ceesse not in the euentid; for thou woost not, what schal come forth more, this ethir that; and if euer eithir cometh forth togidere, it schal be the betere.

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Cross References

Job 5:9That makith grete thingis, and that moun not be souyt out, and wondurful thingis with out noumbre.

Job 26:14Lo! these thingis ben seid in partie of `hise weyes; and whanne we han herd vnnethis a litil drope of his word, who may se the thundur of his greetnesse?

Job 37:23For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out.

Psalms 40:5I seide, Lord, haue thou mercy on me; heele thou my soule, for Y synnede ayens thee.

Psalms 104:24And God encreesside his puple greetli; and made hym stidefast on hise enemyes.

Ecclesiastes 1:6and there it risith ayen, and cumpassith bi the south, and turneth ayen to the north. The spirit cumpassynge alle thingis goith `in cumpas, and turneth ayen in to hise cerclis.

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