Geneva Bible (1599): Ecclesiastes 11

¹ Cast thy bread vpon the waters: for after many daies thou shalt finde it.

² Giue a portion to seuen, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what euill shalbe vpon ye earth.

³ If the clouds be full, they wil powre forth raine vpon the earth: and if the tree doe fall toward the South, or toward the North, in the place that the tree falleth, there it shalbe.

⁴ He that obserueth ye winde, shall not sow, and he that regardeth the cloudes, shall not reape.

⁵ As thou knowest not which is ye way of the spirit, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the worke of God that worketh all.

⁶ In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening let not thine hand rest: for thou knowest not whither shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shalbe a like good.

⁷ Surely the light is a pleasant thing: and it is a good thing to the eyes to see the sunne.

⁸ Though a man liue many yeeres, and in them all he reioyce, yet hee shall remember the daies of darkenesse, because they are manie, all that commeth is vanitie.

⁹ Reioyce, O yong man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth: and walke in the waies of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but knowe that for all these things, God wil bring thee to iudgement.

¹⁰ Therefore take away griefe out of thine heart, and cause euil to depart from thy flesh: for childehood and youth are vanitie.