Ecclesiastes 11:4

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Whoever is observing the wind does not sow, || And whoever is looking on the thick clouds does not reap.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

He that obserueth ye winde, shall not sow, and he that regardeth the cloudes, shall not reape.

JPS

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

LXXE

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

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

שֹׁמֵ֥ר ר֖וּחַ לֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ע וְרֹאֶ֥ה בֶעָבִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִקְצֽוֹר׃

LXX-Br

Τηρῶν ἄνεμον οὐ σπείρει, καὶ βλέπων ἐν ταῖς νεφέλαις οὐ θερίσει.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
• Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
• Proverbs 22:13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

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