American Standard Version (ASV) With Strong Codes

1. Cast[H7971] thy bread[H3899] upon[H6440] the waters[H4325]; for thou shalt find[H4672] it after many[H7230] days[H3117].

2. Give[H5414] a portion[H2506] to seven[H7651], yea[H8083], even unto eight; for thou knowest[H3045] not what evil[H7451] shall be upon the earth[H776].

3. If the clouds[H5645] be full[H4390] of rain[H1653], they empty[H7324] themselves upon the earth[H776]; and if a tree[H6086] fall[H5307] toward the south[H1864], or toward the north[H6828], in the place[H4725] where the tree[H6086] falleth[H5307], there shall it be[H1933].

4. He that observeth[H8104] the wind[H7307] shall not sow[H2232]; and he that regardeth[H7200] the clouds[H5645] shall not reap[H7114].

5. As thou knowest[H3045] not what is the way[H1870] of the wind[H7307], nor how the bones[H6106] do grow in the womb[H990] of her that is with child[H4392]; even so thou knowest[H3045] not the work[H4639] of God[H430] who doeth all[H6213].

6. In the morning[H1242] sow[H2232] thy seed[H2233], and in the evening[H6153] withhold[H3240] not thy hand[H3027]; for thou knowest[H3045] not which[H335] shall prosper[H3787], whether this or that[H8147], or whether they both shall be alike[H259] good[H2896].

7. Truly the light[H216] is sweet[H4966], and a pleasant[H2896] thing it is for the eyes[H5869] to behold[H7200] the sun[H8121].

8. Yea[H120], if a man live[H2421] many[H7235] years[H8141], let him rejoice[H8055] in them all[H2142]; but let him remember the days[H3117] of darkness[H2822], for they shall be many[H7235]. All that cometh[H935] is vanity[H1892].

9. Rejoice[H8055], O young man[H970], in thy youth[H3208], and let thy heart[H3820] cheer[H2895] thee in the days[H3117] of thy youth[H979], and walk[H1980] in the ways[H1870] of thy heart[H3820], and in the sight[H4758] of thine eyes[H5869]; but know[H3045] thou[H430], that for all these things God will bring[H935] thee into judgment[H4941].

10. Therefore remove[H5493] sorrow[H3708] from thy heart[H3820], and put away[H5674] evil[H7451] from thy flesh[H1320]; for youth[H3208] and the dawn[H7839] of life are vanity[H1892].