Ecc 11:1-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eccl 11:1-6: 11:1-6 All profitable activity involves risk. We must act as wisely as we can and trust God for the result. Summary for Eccl 11:1-2: 11:1-2 We should invest rather than hoard our resources, even if we cannot control the results.

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‏ Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Summary for Eccl 11:1-6: 11:1-6 ^a All profitable activity involves risk. We must act as wisely as we can and trust God for the result.
Summary for Eccl 11:1-2: 11:1-2 ^b We should invest rather than hoard our resources, even if we cannot control the results.
11:3 ^c clouds ... rains: Sometimes we can be reasonably certain of what will happen.

• a tree ... stays where it falls: Our actions sometimes yield irrevocable consequences.
11:5 ^d The activity of God is often unpredictable and mysterious. Our job is to work when we have the opportunity to do so (see Prov 12:11 ^e; 24:27 ^f).