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11:1  1 To be liberal to the poor. 4 Not to doubt of God’s providence. 8 All worldly prosperity is but vanity. 9 God will judge all. Cast thy bread upon the waters: for after many days thou shalt find it.
11:2  Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
11:3  If the clouds be full, they will pour forth rain upon the earth: and if the tree do fall toward the South, or toward the North, in the place that the tree falleth, there it shall be.
11:4  He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap.
11:5  As thou knowest not which is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the work of God that worketh all.
11:6  In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand rest: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shall be a like good.
11:7  Surely the light is a pleasant thing: and it is a good thing to the eyes to see the sun.
11:8  Though a man live many years, and in them all he rejoice, yet he shall remember the days of darkness, because they are many, all that cometh is vanity.
11:9  Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth: and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know that for all these things, God will bring thee to judgment.
11:10  Therefore take away grief out of thine heart, and cause evil to depart from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.