Giving (11:1-2)

¹ Cast thy bread upon [the face of] the waters:
for thou shalt find it after many days.
² Give a portion to seven,
and also to eight;
for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Assumptions (10:3-6)

³ 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 [which] falleth,
there it shall be.
⁴ He that observeth the wind
shall not sow;
and he that regardeth the clouds
shall not reap.
⁵ 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 [these] the works of God
who maketh [this] -- all.
⁶ In the morning sow [this] thy seed,
and in the evening withhold not thine hand:
for thou knowest not whether [this] shall prosper,
either this or that,
or whether they both shall be alike good.

Sobriety (10:7-9)

⁷ Truly the light is sweet,
and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold [this] the sun:
⁸ But if a man live many years,
and rejoice in them all;
yet let him remember [these] the days of darkness;
for they shall be many.
All that cometh is vanity.
⁹ 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.

Rejoicing (10:10)



¹⁰ Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart,
and put away evil from thy flesh:
for childhood and youth are vanity.