1Cast<7971> your bread<3899> on the surface<6440> of the waters<4325>, for you will find<4672> it after many<7230> days<3117>.
2Divide<5414> your portion<2506> to seven<7651>, or even<1571> to eight<8083>, for you do not know<3045> what<4100> misfortune<7463> may occur<1961> on the earth<776>.
3If<518> the clouds<5645> are full<4390>, they pour<7385> out rain<1653> upon the earth<776>; and whether<518> a tree<6086> falls<5307> toward the south<1864> or toward the north<6828>, wherever<4725> the tree<6086> falls<5307>, there<8033> it lies<1961>.
4He who watches<8104> the wind<7307> will not sow<2232> and he who looks<7200> at the clouds<5645> will not reap<7114>.
5Just<3512> as you do not know<3045> the path<1870> of the wind<7307> and how bones<6106> are formed in the womb<990> of the pregnant<4392> woman<4392>, so<3602> you do not know<3045> the activity<4639> of God<430> who<834> makes<6213> all<3605> things<3605>.
6Sow<2232> your seed<2233> in the morning<1242> and do not be idle<5117><3027> in the evening<6153>, for you do not know<3045> whether<335> morning<2088> or<176> evening sowing will succeed<3787>, or whether<518> both<8147> of them alike<259> will be good<2896>.
7The light<216> is pleasant<4966>, and it is good<2896> for the eyes<5869> to see<7200> the sun<8121>.
8Indeed<3588>, if<518> a man<120> should live<2421> many<7235> years<8141>, let him rejoice<8055> in them all<3605>, and let him remember<2142> the days<3117> of darkness<2822>, for they will be many<7235>. Everything<3605> that is to come<935> will be futility<1892>.
9Rejoice<8055>, young<970> man<970>, during your childhood<3208>, and let your heart<3820> be pleasant<3190> during the days<3117> of young<979> manhood<979>. And follow<1980> the impulses<1870> of your heart<3820> and the desires<4758> of your eyes<5869>. Yet know<3045> that God<430> will bring<935> you to judgment<4941> for all<3605> these<428> things<428>.
10So, remove<5493> grief<3708> and anger<3708> from your heart<3820> and put<5674> away<5674> pain<7463> from your body<1320>, because<3588> childhood<3208> and the prime<7839> of life<7839> are fleeting<1892>.