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Ecclesiastes 11:3

American Standard Version

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.

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Ecclesiastes 11:3 in other translations

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth;
and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.

Ecclesiastes 11:3 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:3 in context

  1. 1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
  2. 2Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
  3. 3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
  4. 4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
  5. 5As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all.