{"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/wbt/ecclesiastes/11","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T00:34:39.000Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WBT","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 are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree falleth towards the south, or towards 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 is the way of the spirit, nor the structure of the parts of conception in 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 thy hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"But if a man shall live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is 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 thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: but know thou, that for all these things 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 are vanity."}],"citation":{"inline":"Ecclesiastes 11 (WBT)","markdown":"[Ecclesiastes 11](https://primebible.com/wbt/ecclesiastes/11)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WBT. https://primebible.com/wbt/ecclesiastes/11 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}