Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

Ecclesiastes 10
¹⁷ Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, And your princes feast at the proper time-- For strength and not for drunkenness!
¹⁸ Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
¹⁹ A feast is made for laughter, And wine makes merry; But money answers everything.
²⁰ Do not curse the king, even in your thought; Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; For a bird of the air may carry your voice, And a bird in flight may tell the matter.
Ecclesiastes 11
¹ Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days.
² Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
³ If the clouds are full of rain, They empty themselves upon the earth; And if a tree falls to the south or the north, In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie.
⁴ He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.
⁵ As you do not know what is the way of the wind, Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, So you do not know the works of God who makes everything.
⁶ In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.
⁷ Truly the light is sweet, And it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun;