{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/ecclesiastes/11","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T23:00:12.410Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Ecclesiastes","bookSlug":"ecclesiastes","chapter":11,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":10,"nextChapter":12,"totalChapters":12,"totalVerses":10},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"If the clouds be full of rain, they empty <i>themselves</i> upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"As thou knowest not what <i>is</i> the way of the spirit, <i>nor</i> how the bones <i>do grow</i> in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both <i>shall be</i> alike good."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Truly the light <i>is</i> sweet, and a pleasant <i>thing it is</i> for the eyes to behold the sun:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"But if a man live many years, <i>and</i> rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh <i>is</i> vanity."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these <i>things</i> God will bring thee into judgment."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth <i>are</i> vanity."}],"citation":{"inline":"Ecclesiastes 11 (KJV)","markdown":"[Ecclesiastes 11](https://primebible.com/kjv/ecclesiastes/11)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/ecclesiastes/11 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}