Holy Scripture

Ecclesiastes 11:6

A church father on this verse
“Let us turn now and ponder the word just as the natural philosopher has said, and let us know its power. "Sow your seed," he said, "in the morning hour and do not cease in the evening hour." And I say according to my dull mind, "The morning hour is the young childhood of man, and the evening hour is old age." For infa…”
Peter of Alexandria, 4th c. — HOMILIES ON RICHES 1:6-7

Source: Septuagint

Original

6In the morning sow thy seed, And in the evening let not thy hand be slack: For thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, Or whether both shall be good alike.

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4He that observes the wind sows not; And he that looks at the clouds will not reap.

5Among whom none knows what is the way of the wind: As the bones are hidden in the womb of a pregnant woman, So thou shalt not know the works of God, Even all things whatsoever he shall do.

— Ecclesiastes 11:6 —

7Moreover the light is sweet, And it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

8For even if a man should live many years, And rejoice in them all; Yet let him remember the days of darkness; For they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

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