Ecclesiastes 11:4

NETBible	He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.¹
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 11:4	Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 11:4	He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 11:4	If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 11:4	Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work. Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life.
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 11:4	He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 11:4	Whoever observes the wind will not sow; and whoever regards the clouds will not reap.
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 11:4	He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.
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KJV	He that observeth <08104> (8802) the wind <07307> shall not sow <02232> (8799)_; and he that regardeth <07200> (8802) the clouds <05645> shall not reap <07114> (8799)_.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 11:4	He who watches <08104> the wind <07307> will not sow <02232> and he who looks <07200> at the clouds <05645> will not reap <07114> .
LXXM	thrwn <5083> V-PAPNS anemon <417> N-ASM ou <3364> ADV sperei <4687> V-FAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ blepwn <991> V-PAPNS en <1722> PREP taiv <3588> T-DPF nefelaiv <3507> N-DPF ou <3364> ADV yerisei <2325> V-FAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	He who watches <08104> the wind <07307> will not <03808> sow <02232> , and he who observes <07200> the clouds <05645> will not <03808> reap <07114> .
HEBREW	rwuqy <07114> al <03808> Mybeb <05645> harw <07200> erzy <02232> al <03808> xwr <07307> rms (11:4) <08104>


NETBible	He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.¹
NET Notes	¹sn This proverb criticizes those who are overly cautious. The farmer who waits for the most opportune moment to plant when there is no wind to blow away the seed, and to reap when there is no rain to ruin a ripe harvest, will never do anything but sit around waiting for the right moment.