Ecclesiastes 11:4

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

He that observeth {H8104} the wind {H7307} shall not sow {H2232}; and he that regardeth {H7200} the clouds {H5645} shall not reap {H7114}.

He who keeps watching the wind will never sow; he who keeps looking at the clouds will never reap.

He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 20:4 (12 votes)

    ¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.

  • Proverbs 3:27 (10 votes)

    ¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it].

  • Proverbs 22:13 (7 votes)

    ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.