Ecclesiastes 11
Do what is wise
At some future time, you may be poor and other people will then give money to you.
So, if seven or eight people need money, give it to them.
If there is too much wind, a tree will fall. Wherever the tree falls, there it will lie.
If you are always watching the clouds, you will never pick any plants.
Nobody can explain how that happens.
Nobody can explain the things that God does.
So do not be surprised about that.
Remember that God made the world.
And he made everything that is in the world.
You should plant seeds all day, until the evening.
Some of the seeds may grow.
Perhaps all the seeds will grow.
Remember God while you are young
So people are happy when they see the sun.
You should do that even if you live to a very old age.
You may live for many years but, in the end, you will die.
And you will be dead for a very long time.
There is nothing that means anything after that.
Do the things that you want to do.
The things that you see will give you pleasure, too.
But God watches the things that you do. You should remember that.
He will want to know why you did those things.
And do not cause your body to have pain.
You will not always be young.
We all become old too quickly.