Ecclesiastes 11:5
As thou knowest not the way of the wind, nor how the bones are formed in the womb of her that is with child, so thou canst not know the work of God, who doeth all things.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4He that watcheth the wind will not sow, and he that gazeth upon the clouds will not reap.
Cross References
Job 5:9Who doeth great things and unsearchable; Yea, marvellous things without number;
Job 26:14Lo! these are but the borders of his works; How faint the whisper we have heard of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 37:23The Almighty, we cannot find him out; Great is he in power and justice, Abundant in righteousness; he doth not oppress.
Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD, my God! are the wonderful works which thou hast done; Many have been thy gracious purposes towards us; None can be compared to thee! Would I declare and rehearse them, they are more than can be numbered.
Psalms 104:24O LORD! how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all! The earth is full of thy riches!
Ecclesiastes 1:6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about to the north; round and round goeth the wind, and returneth to its 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 →