{"reader_html":"<h1 class=\"chapter-heading\">Ecclesiastes, or, The Preacher<span class=\"chapter-label\">Chapter 11<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><span class=\"dropcap-wrap\" data-v=\"1\"><span class=\"dropcap\" title=\"Compare verse 1 across translations\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,1,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">C<\/span>ast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"2\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,2,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">2<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"3\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,3,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">3<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">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.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"4\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,4,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">4<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"5\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,5,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">5<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"6\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,6,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">6<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"7\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,7,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">7<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"8\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,8,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">8<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"9\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,9,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">9<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy 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 thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"10\" onclick=\"loadParallel(1,21,11,10,&quot;Ecclesiastes&quot;)\">10<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-nav\"><a href=\"\/kjv\/1\/21\/10\" class=\"nav-btn-lg nav-ajax\">&lsaquo; Previous<\/a><a href=\"\/kjv\/1\/21\/12\" class=\"nav-btn-lg nav-ajax\">Next &rsaquo;<\/a><\/div>\n","page_title":"Ecclesiastes, or, The Preacher, Chapter 11 — King James Version","book_title":"Ecclesiastes, or, The Preacher","toolbar_title":"Ecclesiastes, or, The Preacher — Ch. 11","prev_url":"\/kjv\/1\/21\/10","next_url":"\/kjv\/1\/21\/12","tid":1,"book_id":21,"chapter":11,"num_chapters":12,"trans":"KJV","is_rtl":false,"strongs_data":{},"bsb_glosses":{},"book_name":"Ecclesiastes","canonical_url":"https:\/\/accept.gift\/kjv\/1\/21\/11","meta_desc":"Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be u…"}