Ecclesiastes 11:4
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He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.

Ecclesiastes 11:3
If the clouds be full, they will pour out rain upon the earth. If the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in what place soever it shall fall, there shall it be.

Ecclesiastes 11:5
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones are joined together in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the works of God, who is the maker of all.

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He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.

Proverbs 3:27 Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.

Proverbs 20:4 Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.

Proverbs 22:13 The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

Context
Cast Your Bread upon the Waters
3If the clouds be full, they will pour out rain upon the earth. If the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in what place soever it shall fall, there shall it be. 4He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones are joined together in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the works of God, who is the maker of all.…
Lexicon
He who watches
שֹׁמֵ֥ר (šō·mêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the wind
ר֖וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

will fail
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

to sow,
יִזְרָ֑ע (yiz·rā‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify

and he who observes
וְרֹאֶ֥ה (wə·rō·’eh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the clouds
בֶעָבִ֖ים (ḇe·‘ā·ḇîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5645: An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse

will fail
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

to reap.
יִקְצֽוֹר׃ (yiq·ṣō·wr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest


Additional Translations
He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.

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

He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.

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

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

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

He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.

Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
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