He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsYLT
Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
ASV
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
WEB
He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
DBT
He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).