New International Version (NIV)
6Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Ecclesiastes 11:6 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
6Sow your seed in the morning and do not 11:6 Lit let down your handbe idle in the evening, for you do not know whether 11:6 Lit this or thatone or the other will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
6Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
6Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle with your hands in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening planting will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
6Sow your seed in the morning,
and do not rest your hands in the evening,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
6In the morning plant your seeds.
In the evening keep your hands busy.
You don’t know what will succeed.
It may be one or the other.
Or both might do equally well.