Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Whoever keeps staring at the wind won't sow; whoever daydreams won't reap.
New American Standard Bible
He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap.
King James Version
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Holman Bible
and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.
A Conservative Version
He who observes the wind shall not sow, and he who regards the clouds shall not reap.
American Standard Version
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Amplified
He who watches the wind [waiting for all conditions to be perfect] will not sow [seed], and he who looks at the clouds will not reap [a harvest].
Bible in Basic English
He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.
Darby Translation
He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
Julia Smith Translation
He watching the wind shall not sow; and he looking in the clouds, shall not reap.
King James 2000
He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Whoever watches the wind will not sow; whoever watches the clouds will not reap.
Modern King James verseion
He who watches the wind shall not sow; and he who pays attention to the clouds shall not reap.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that regardeth the wind, shall not sow; and he that hath respect unto the clouds, shall not reap.
NET Bible
He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.
New Heart English Bible
He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.
The Emphasized Bible
He that observeth the wind, will not sow, - and, he that watcheth the clouds, will not reap.
Webster
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
World English Bible
He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
Themes
Agriculture » Operations in » Sowing
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Sowing
Bearing fruit » Who shall not sow and reap
Topics
Interlinear
Shamar
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 11:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living In The Light Of The Limits Of Human Knowledge
3 If the clouds are full of rain, they will pour out on the earth; if a tree falls toward the south or the north, wherever it falls, there it will lay. 4 Whoever keeps staring at the wind won't sow; whoever daydreams won't reap. 5 Just as you do not understand the way of the spirit in the womb of a pregnant mother, so also you do not know what God is doing in everything he makes.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
Proverbs 20:4
A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.
Proverbs 22:13
The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the street!"