Ponder Your Actions |
Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks] |
[Throw] your bread upon the waters: for you shall find it after many days. [Matthew 6:30-33 [For this reason,] if God so [clothes] the grass of the field, which today is & [tomorrow] is [thrown] into the oven, [won't] He much more clothe you, O you of little faith? |
Therefore, take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? Or, What shall we drink? Or, [with what] shall we be clothed? (For after all these things, do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.] |
Give a portion [of what's needed] to 7 & also to 8. For you [don't] know what evil shall be upon the earth. [Psalm 112:9-10 [A good man] has [distributed] & he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor. The wicked shall see it & be grieved. He shall [grit] his teeth & melt away [like ice.] The desire of the wicked shall perish.] |
If the clouds [are] full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth. If the tree [falls] toward the south, or the north, it shall be there, in the place where the tree [fell.] [Ecclesiastes 9:2-5 All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous & to the wicked, to the good & to the clean & to the unclean. |
To him, [who] sacrifices & to him, [who doesn't] sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner. And he, [who] swears [an oath,] [like] he, [who] is [fearful of swearing] an oath. This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all. |
[Yes,] also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil & [insanity] is in their heart while they live & after that, they go to the dead. For him, [who] is [among] the living, there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they shall die. But the dead [don't] know anything. Neither have they any more reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.] |
He, [who] observes the wind, shall not sow [seed] & he, [who pays attention to] the clouds, shall not [harvest.] As you [don't] know what the way of the [wind] [is,] nor how the bones grow in the womb of [the expectant mother:] even so, you [don't] know the works of God, Who makes all. |
[John 3:8 The wind blows where it [wishes] & you hear the sound [of it,] but can't tell [where] it comes [from] & [where] it goes. So is everyone, [who] is born of the Spirit.] |
Sow your seed in the morning & [don't] withhold your hand in the evening: for you [don't] know [which] shall prosper, either this [one] or that [one,] or whether they both shall both be good. Truly, the light is sweet & it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to [see] the sun. |
But if a man [lives] many years & [rejoices] in them all, [still] let him remember the days of darkness. For they shall be many. All that [happens] is vanity. [1 Colossians 1:13-16 Who has delivered us from the power of darkness & has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: in Whom, we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. |
[Christ,] Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature For by Him, all things were created, that are in the heaven & are [on] earth, visible & invisible, whether they [are] thrones, dominions, principalities, or powers. All things were created by Him & for Him.] |
O young man, rejoice in your youth & let your heart cheer you [during] the days of your youth & [follow] in the ways of your eyesight & your heart. But know that for all these things, God will bring you into judgment. |
[1 John 2:15-16 [Don't] love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man [loves] the world, the love of the Father isn't in him. For all that is in the world, the [desires] of the flesh, the lust of the eyes & the pride of life isn't of the Father, but is of the world.] |
Therefore, remove sorrow from your heart & put away evil from your flesh. For childhood & youth are vanity. [2 Timothy 2:22 Also flee [from] youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity & peace, with [those who] call on the Lord [with] a pure heart.] |