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Echa tu pan sobre las aguas,que después de¹ muchos días lo hallarás^a.

2 Reparte tu porción con siete, o aun con ocho^a,porque no sabes qué mal puede venir sobre la tierra^b.3 Si las nubes están llenas,derraman lluvia sobre la tierra;y caiga el árbol al sur o al norte,donde cae el árbol allí se queda.4 Él que observa el viento no siembra,y el que mira las nubes no siega.5 Como no sabes cuál es el camino del viento^a,o cómo¹ se forman² los huesos en el vientre de la mujer encinta³^b,tampoco conoces la obra de Dios^c que hace todas las cosas.6 De mañana siembra tu semillay a la tarde no des reposo a tu mano,porque no sabes si esto o aquello prosperará,o si ambas cosas serán igualmente buenas^a.

Consejos a la juventud

7 Agradable es la luz,y bueno para los ojos ver el sol^a.8 Ciertamente, si un hombre vive muchos años,que en todos ellos se regocije^a,pero recuerde que los días de tinieblas^b serán muchos.Todo lo por venir es vanidad.9 Alégrate, joven, en tu mocedad,y tome placer tu corazón en los días de tu juventud.Sigue los impulsos¹ de tu corazón y el gusto de² tus ojos^a;mas debes saber que por todas estas cosas, Dios te traerá a juicio^b.10 Por tanto, aparta de tu corazón la congojay aleja el sufrimiento¹ de tu cuerpo²^a,porque la mocedad y la primavera de la vida son vanidad.

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Cast Your Bread on the Waters

^aCast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you ^bwill find it ¹after many days. 2 ^aDivide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what ^bmisfortune may occur on the earth. 3 If the clouds are full, they pour out rain on the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it ¹lies. 4 One who watches the wind will not sow and one who looks at the clouds will not harvest. 5 Just as you do not ^aknow the path of the ¹wind, and ^bhow bones are formed in the womb of the ²pregnant woman, so you do not ^cknow the activity of God who makes everything.

6 Sow your seed ^ain the morning and do not ¹be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether ²one or the other will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

7 The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to ^asee the sun. 8 Indeed, if a person lives many years, let him ^arejoice in them all; but let him remember the ^bdays of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.

9 Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the ¹impulses of your heart and the ²^adesires of your eyes. Yet know that ^bGod will bring you to judgment for all these things. 10 So remove ¹sorrow from your heart and keep ²^apain away from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are ³fleeting.

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Cast Your Bread on the Waters

^aCast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you ^bwill find it ¹after many days. 2 ^aDivide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what ^bmisfortune may occur on the earth. 3 If the clouds are full, they pour out rain upon the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it ¹lies. 4 He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap. 5 Just as you do not ^aknow ¹the path of the wind and ^bhow bones are formed in the womb of the ²pregnant woman, so you do not ^cknow the activity of God who makes all things.

6 Sow your seed ^ain the morning and do not ¹be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether ²morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

7 The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to ^asee the sun. 8 Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him ^arejoice in them all, and let him remember the ^bdays of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.

9 Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the ¹impulses of your heart and the ²^adesires of your eyes. Yet know that ^bGod will bring you to judgment for all these things. 10 So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away ¹^apain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.