11:1 Give generously, for your gifts will return to you later.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 1 , Give generously, for your gifts will return to you later.
11:2 Divide your gifts among many, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 2 , Divide your gifts among many, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
11:3 When the clouds are heavy, the rains come down. When a tree falls, whether south or north, there it lies.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 3 , When the clouds are heavy, the rains come down. When a tree falls, whether south or north, there it lies.
11:4 If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 4 , If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.
11:5 God's ways are as hard to discern as the pathways of the wind, and as mysterious as a tiny baby being formed in a mother's womb.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 5 , God's ways are as hard to discern as the pathways of the wind, and as mysterious as a tiny baby being formed in a mother's womb.
11:6 Be sure to stay busy and plant a variety of crops, for you never know which will grow--perhaps they all will.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 6 , Be sure to stay busy and plant a variety of crops, for you never know which will grow--perhaps they all will.
11:7 Light is sweet; it's wonderful to see the sun!
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 7 , Light is sweet; it's wonderful to see the sun!
11:8 When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember that the dark days will be many. Everything still to come is meaningless.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 8 , When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember that the dark days will be many. Everything still to come is meaningless.
11:9 Young man, it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 9 , Young man, it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.
11:10 So banish grief and pain, but remember that youth, with a whole life before it, still faces the threat of meaninglessness.
The NLT Book of Ecclesiastes , Chapter 11 , Verse 10 , So banish grief and pain, but remember that youth, with a whole life before it, still faces the threat of meaninglessness.
