Ecc 11 | ESV | STEP | Cast your bread upon the waters , for you will find it after many days .

ESV 11:1Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabCast שָׁלַחsha.lachdepart your bread לֶ֫חֶםle.chembreadupon [פָּנֶה | ךָ | עַל][pa.neh | ka | al][surface | your | upon] the waters, [מַי | /ה][may | h][water | [the]]for כִּיkifor you will find מָצָאma.tsato find it after many [רֹב | /ב][rov | b][abundance | in/on/with]days. [יוֹם | /ה][yom | h][day | [the]] ESV 11:2Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabGive נָתַןna.tangive a portion חֵ֫לֶקche.leqportion to seven [שֶׁ֫בַע | /ל][she.va | l][seven | to/for], or even [גַּם | /וְ][gam | v][also | and] to eight, [שְׁמֹנֶה | /ל][she.mo.neh | l][eight | to/for]for כִּיkifor you know יָדַעya.dato knownot לֹאlonotwhat מָהmahwhat?disaster רָעָהra.ahharm may happen הָיָהha.yahto beon עַלaluponearth. [אֶ֫רֶץ | /ה][e.rets | h][country/planet | [the]] ESV 11:3Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabIf אִםimif the clouds [עָב | /ה][av | h][cloud | [the]] are full מָלֵאma.leto fill of rain, גֶּ֫שֶׁםge.shemrainthey empty רִיקriqto empty themselves on עַלalupon the earth, [אֶ֫רֶץ | /ה][e.rets | h][country/planet | [the]]and if [אִם | /וְ][im | v][if | and] a tree עֵץetstreefalls נָפַלna.phalfall to the south [דָּרוֹם | /ב][da.rom | b][south | in/on/with]or [אִם | /וְ][im | v][if | and] to the north, [צָפוֹן | /ב][tsa.phon | b][north | in/on/with]in the place מָקוֹםma.qomplace where the tree [עֵץ | /ה][ets | h][tree | [the]]falls [נָפַל | /שׁ][na.phal | s][fall | which/that], there it will lie. [הָוָה | שָׁם][ha.vah | sham][to be | there] ESV 11:4Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabHe who observes שָׁמַרsha.marlook_at the wind רוּחַru.achbreath will not לֹאlonotsow, זָרַעza.rato sowand he who regards רָאָהra.ahsee the clouds [עָב | /ב][av | b][cloud | in/on/with] will not לֹאlonotreap. קָצַרqa.tsarto reap ESV 11:5Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabAs [כַּאֲשֶׁר | /כ][ka.a.sher | k][as which | like/as] you do not אַ֫יִןa.yinnothingknow [יָדַע | ךָ][ya.da | ka][to know | your] the way [דֶּ֫רֶךְ | מָה][de.rekh | mah][journey | what?]the spirit [רוּחַ | /ה][ru.ach | h][spirit | [the]] comes to the bones [עֶ֫צֶם | /כ][e.tsem | k][bone | like/as] in the womb [בֶּ֫טֶן | /ב][be.ten | b][womb | in/on/with] of a woman with child, [מָלֵא | /ה][ma.le | h][full | [the]]so כָּ֫כָהka.khahthus you do not לֹאlonotknow יָדַעya.dato know the work [מַעֲשֶׂה | אֵת][ma.a.seh | et][work | [Obj.]] of God [אֱלֹהִים | /ה][e.lo.him | h][God | [the]]who אֲשֶׁרa.sherwhichmakes עָשָׂהa.sahto makeeverything. [כֹּל | אֵת | /ה][kol | et | h][all | [Obj.] | [the]] ESV 11:6Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabIn the morning [בֹּ֫קֶר | /ב][bo.qer | b][morning | in/on/with]sow זָרַעza.rato sow your seed [זֶ֫רַע | אֵת][ze.ra | et][seed | [Obj.]], and at evening [עֶ֫רֶב | ךָ | /וְ | /ל][e.rev | ka | v | l][evening | your | and | to/for]withhold נוּחַnu.achto restnot אַלalnot your hand, יָדyadhandfor [כִּי | ךָ][ki | ka][for | your] you do not אַ֫יִןa.yinnothingknow [יָדַע | ךָ][ya.da | ka][to know | your]which אַיaywhere? will prosper, כָּשֵׁרka.sherto succeedthis זֶהzehthisor [אִם | זֶה | /וְ][im | zeh | v][if | this | and] that, or whether [אוֹ | /ה | זֶה][o | h | zeh][or | [?] | this]both שְׁנַ֫יִםshe.na.yimtwoalike [אֶחָד | הֶם | /כ][e.chad | hem | k][one | their | like/as] will be good. טוֹבtovpleasant ESV 11:7Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabLight [אוֹר | /ה][or | h][light | [the]] is sweet [מָתוֹק | /וְ][ma.toq | v][sweet | and], and it is pleasant [טוֹב | /וְ][tov | v][pleasant | and] for the eyes [עַ֫יִן | /ל][a.yin | l][eye | to/for] to see [רָאָה | /ל][ra.ah | l][see | to/for] the sun. [שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ | אֵת | /ה][she.mesh | et | h][sun | [Obj.] | [the]] ESV 11:8Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabSo כִּי [אם]ki mexceptif [כִּי] אם except a person [אָדָם | /ה][a.dam | h][man | [the]]lives חָיָהcha.yahto livemany רָבָהra.vahto multiplyyears שָׁנָהsha.nahyear, let him rejoice [שָׂמַח | הֶם][sa.mach | hem][to rejoice | their] in them all [כֹּל | /ב][kol | b][all | in/on/with]; but let him remember זָכַרza.kharto rememberthat the days [יוֹם | אֵת][yom | et][day | [Obj.]] of darkness [חֹ֫שֶׁךְ | /ה][cho.shekh | h][darkness | [the]] will be many. [רָבָה | כִּי][ra.vah | ki][to multiply | for]All [כֹּל | הָיָה][kol | ha.yah][all | to be] that comes [בּוֹא | /שׁ][bo | s][come | which/that] is vanity. הֶ֫בֶלhe.velvanity ESV 11:9Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabRejoice שָׂמַחsa.machto rejoice, O young בָּחוּרba.churyouth man, in your youth [יַלְדוּת | /ב][yal.dut | b][youth | in/on/with], and let your heart [לֵב | ךָּ][lev | ka][heart | you]cheer [יָטַב | ךָ][ya.tav | ka][be good | your] you in the days [יוֹם | ךָ | /ב][yom | ka | b][day | your | in/on/with] of your youth. בְּחוּרִיםbe.chu.rimyouthWalk [הָלַךְ | ךָ][ha.lakh | ka][walk | your] in the ways [דֶּ֫רֶךְ | /ב][de.rekh | b][conduct | in/on/with] of your heart לֵבlevheart and the sight [מַרְאֶה | ךָ | /וְ | /ב][mar.eh | ka | v | b][appearance | your | and | in/on/with] of your eyes עַ֫יִןa.yineye. But know [יָדַע | ךָ][ya.da | ka][to know | your] that for all [כֹּל | כִּי | עַל][kol | ki | al][all | for | upon]these אֵ֫לֶּהel.lehthese things God [אֱלֹהִים | ךָּ | /ה][e.lo.him | ka | h][God | you | [the]] will bring בּוֹאbobring you into judgment. [מִשְׁפָּט | /ב][mish.pat | b][judgement | in/on/with] ESV 11:10Orig VocabVocab TransEng VocabRemove סוּרsurremovevexation כַּ֫עַסka.asvexation from your heart [לֵב | /מ][lev | m][heart | from], and put away [עָבַר | ךָ][a.var | ka][bring | your]pain רָעָהra.ahharm from your body, [בָּשָׂר | /מ][ba.sar | m][flesh | from]for [כִּי | ךָ][ki | ka][for | your]youth [שַׁחֲרוּת | /וְ | /ה][sha.cha.rut | v | h][dark hair | and | [the]] and the dawn [יַלְדוּת | /ה][yal.dut | h][youth | [the]] of life are vanity. הֶ֫בֶלhe.velvanity