Ecclesiastes 11:4

He that observeth the wind, will not sow,—and, he that watcheth the clouds, will not reap.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

In Context

3If the clouds be filled with a downpour, upon the earth, will they empty themselves, and, if a tree fall in the south or in the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there will it be found.

5Just as thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, when the body is in the womb of her that is with child, even, so, canst thou not know the work of God, who maketh all.

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Cross References

Proverbs 20:4By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.

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 →

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