Ecclesiastes 11:4

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

The one watching the wind will not sow, and one looking at the clouds will not reap.

Latin

Qui observat ventum non seminat; et qui considerat nubes numquam metet.

Hebrew

English

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

All profitable activities involve risk. We should act wisely and trust God for the outcome.

Theme notes and profiles

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