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INVEST IN LIFE

11 Send your bread on the surface of the water,t

for after many days you may find it.

Give a portion to seven or even to eight,u

for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain on the earth;

whether a tree falls to the south or the north,

the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

One who watches the wind will not sow,

and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.

Just as you don’t know the path of the wind,

or how bones develop inD the womb of a pregnant woman,

so also you don’t know the work of God who makes everything.v

In the morning sow your seed,

and at evening do not let your hand rest,

because you don’t know which will succeed,

whether one or the other,

or if both of them will be equally good.

Light is sweet,

and it is pleasing for the eyes to see the sun.a

Indeed, if someone lives many years,

let him rejoice in them all,

and let him remember the days of darkness,b since they will be many.

All that comes is futile.

Rejoice, young person, while you are young,

and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.

And walk in the ways of your heart

and in the desire of your eyes;c

but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.

10 Remove sorrow from your heart,

and put away pain from your flesh,d

because youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

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The Christian Standard Bible (CSB) is a highly trustworthy, faithful translation that is proven to be the optimal blend of accuracy and readability. It’s as literal to the original as possible without sacrificing clarity. The CSB is poised to become the translation that pastors rely on and Bible readers turn to again and again to read and to share with others.

The CSB is an original translation: more than 100 scholars from 17 denominations translated directly from the best available Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic source texts into English. Its source texts are the standard used by scholars and seminaries today.

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The CSB is clear: it is as literal a translation of the ancient source texts as possible, but, in the many places throughout Scripture where a word-for-word rendering might obscure the meaning for a modern audience, it uses a more dynamic translation. In all cases, the intent is to convey the original meaning of God’s Word as faithfully and as clearly as possible.

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