Ecclesiastes 11:4

Ecclesiastes 11:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4Whoever watches the wind will not plant;

whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

4One who watches the wind will not sow and one who looks at the clouds will not harvest.

4He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap.

4He who watches the wind [waiting for all conditions to be perfect] will not sow [seed], and he who looks at the clouds will not reap [a harvest].

4He who watches the wind will fail to sow,

and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.

4Anyone who keeps on watching the wind won’t plant seeds.

Anyone who keeps looking at the clouds won’t gather crops.