Ecclesiastes 11

1 Send your bread out on the surface of the water, and many days later you will find it again.

當將你的糧食撒在水面， 因為日久必能得着。

2 Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.

你要分給七人，或分給八人， 因為你不知道將來有甚麼災禍臨到地上。

3 When the clouds are full they pour rain down upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the north or to the south, it stays where it fell.

雲若滿了雨，就必傾倒在地上。 樹若向南倒，或向北倒， 樹倒在何處，就存在何處。

4 The farmer who pays attention to the direction of the wind knows when not to sow, and by watching the clouds knows when not to reap.

看風的，必不撒種； 望雲的，必不收割。

5 Just as you don't know how the breath of life comes to the child in its mother's womb, so you can't understand the work of God, the Creator of everything.

風從何道來，骨頭在懷孕婦人的胎中如何長成，你尚且不得知道；這樣，行萬事之上帝的作為，你更不得知道。

6 In the morning, sow your seed. In the evening, don't stop. For you have no way of knowing which crop will grow well—one may be profitable, or the other—or maybe both.

早晨要撒你的種，晚上也不要歇你的手，因為你不知道哪一樣發旺；或是早撒的，或是晚撒的，或是兩樣都好。

7 How sweet it is to live in the light, to see the sun rise on another day.

光本是佳美的，眼見日光也是可悅的。

8 May you live for many years, and may you enjoy them all. But remember there will many days of darkness, and all that is to come is uncertain.

人活多年，就當快樂多年；然而也當想到黑暗的日子。因為這日子必多，所要來的都是虛空。

9 Young people, enjoy your youth! Be happy with what's good! While you're young, let your mind guide your life, and do as you think best. But remember that God will judge you for all your thoughts and actions.

少年人哪，你在幼年時當快樂。在幼年的日子，使你的心歡暢，行你心所願行的，看你眼所愛看的；卻要知道，為這一切的事，上帝必審問你。

10 So don't let your mind worry, and avoid things that hurt your body. Even so, despite youth and enthusiasm, life is still so hard to understand!

所以，你當從心中除掉愁煩，從肉體克去邪惡；因為一生的開端和幼年之時，都是虛空的。