Sow your seed (A)in the morning and do not [a]be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether [b]one or the other will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to (B)see the sun. Indeed, if a person lives many years, let him (C)rejoice in them all; but let him remember the (D)days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 11:6 Lit let down your hand
  2. Ecclesiastes 11:6 Lit this or that

Sow your seed in the morning,
    and at evening let your hands not be idle,(A)
for you do not know which will succeed,
    whether this or that,
    or whether both will do equally well.

Remember Your Creator While Young

Light is sweet,
    and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.(B)
However many years anyone may live,
    let them enjoy them all.
But let them remember(C) the days of darkness,
    for there will be many.
    Everything to come is meaningless.

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