American Standard Version (1901)
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Ecclesiastes 11:4
84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament
ASV Byzantine Text
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Asang Khongca Bible
Takhi khen kami loe patii mak ai, tamai khen kami doeh aat mak ai.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Khohli aka dawn loh soem pawt vetih khomai dongkah aka so loh at mahpawh.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Khohli aka dawn loh soem pawt vetih khomai dongkah aka so loh at mahpawh.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
O ka mea i manao nui i ka makani. aole ia e kanu, a o ka mea i manao nui i na ao, aole ia e ohi.
English Berean Standard Bible
He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Si w'ap gade sou van, ou p'ap janm plante. Si w'ap gade sou nwaj, ou p'ap janm ranmase rekòt.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Qui observat ventum non seminat; et qui considerat nubes numquam metet.
Bible in Basic English
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.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Celui qui observe le vent ne sèmera pas ; et celui qui regarde les nuées ne moissonnera pas.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Kdo šetří větru, nebude síti; a kdo hledí na husté oblaky, nebude žíti.
Kosraean Bible
El su tuni yen eng uh tuku we me pa ac etu pacl tia fal in yok; ac el su tuni pukunyeng uh pa ac etu pacl tia fal in kosrani.
World Portuguese Bible
Quem observa o vento não semeará; e quem olha para as nuvens não colherá.
Romanian BTF Bible
Cel ce dă atenție vântului nu va semăna și cel ce se uită la nori nu va secera.
Brenton English Septuagint
He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.
Burmese Common Language Bible
လေကိုမှတ်တတ်သောသူသည် မျိုးစေ့ကိုမကြဲ။ မိုဃ်း တိမ်တို့ကို ပမာဏပြုတတ်သော သူသည်လည်း စပါးကိုမရိပ် ရာ။
Darby Translation
He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Wer auf den Wind achtet, wird nicht säen, und wer auf die Wolken sieht, wird nicht ernten. -
Dutch Bible 1917
Wie op den wind acht geeft, die zal niet zaaien, en wie op de wolken ziet, die zal niet maaien.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Wie maar steeds op de wind let, Begint nooit te zaaien; En wie voortdurend naar de lucht kijkt, Zal nimmer maaien.
Italian Diodati Bible
Chi pon mente al vento non seminerà; e chi riguarda alle nuvole non mieterà .
Douay-Rheims 1899
He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.
Geneva Bible 1599
He that obserueth ye winde, shall not sow, and he that regardeth the cloudes, shall not reape.
Noyes Bible
He that watcheth the wind will not sow, and he that gazeth upon the clouds will not reap.
Danish Bible 1931
Man får aldrig sået, når man kigger efter Vinden, og aldrig høstet, når man ser efter Skyerne.
Leeser Tanakh
He that watcheth the wind will not sow; and he that gazeth on the clouds will not reap.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
King James Version
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
King James Version + Apocrypha
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Ai xem gió sẽ không gieo; ai xem mây sẽ không gặt.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Revised West Version
Ko ia ʻoku faʻa sio ki he matangi ʻe ʻikai te ne tūtuuʻi; pea ko ia ʻoku faʻa tokanga ki he ngaahi ʻao ʻe ʻikai te ne utu mai.
French Ostervald Bible
Celui qui observe le vent, ne sèmera point; et celui qui regarde les nuées, ne moissonnera point.
Esperanto Bible
Kiu observas la venton, tiu ne semos; kaj kiu rigardas la nubojn, tiu ne rikoltos.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Celui qui observe le vent ne sèmera point, et celui qui regarde les nuages ne moissonnera point.
German Luther Bible 1912
Wer auf den Wind achtet, der sät nicht; und wer auf die Wolken sieht, der erntet nicht.
LXX2012 U. S. English
He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.
British English Septuagint 2012
He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.
Majority Standard BIble
He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
Webster Bible
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Revised Version
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Chi bada al vento non seminerà; chi guarda alle nuvole non mieterà.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Celui qui observe le vent ne sèmera pas, et celui qui regarde les nuages ne moissonnera pas.
Reina Valera 1909
El que al viento mira, no sembrará; y el que mira á las nubes, no segará.
Spanish BLL
El que se queda esperando el viento, nunca siembra; y el que se queda mirando las nubes, nunca cosecha.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
El que al viento observa, no sembrará; y el que mira a las nubes, no segará.
Croatian Bible
Tko pazi na vjetar, ne sije, i tko gleda na oblake, ne žanje.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Ko pazi na vetar, neće sejati, i ko gleda na oblake, neće žeti.
German Textbibel
Wer auf den Wind achtet, säet nicht, und wer auf die Wolken sieht, erntet nicht.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
He that observes the wind sows not; And he that looks at the clouds will not reap.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
שֹׁמֵ֥ר ר֖וּחַ לֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ע וְרֹאֶ֥ה בֶעָבִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִקְצֽוֹר׃
World English Bible
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
World English Bible (Catholic)
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
World English Bible British Edition
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
World English Bible Classic
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
World English Bible Updated
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
World Messianic Bible
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
SEPTUAGINTA
τηρῶν ἄνεμον οὐ σπερεῖ, καὶ βλέπων ἐν ταῖς νεφέλαις οὐ θερίσει.
Brenton Septuagint
Τηρῶν ἄνεμον οὐ σπείρει, καὶ βλέπων ἐν ταῖς νεφέλαις οὐ θερίσει.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Чине се уйтэ дупэ вынт ну ва семэна ши чине се уйтэ дупэ норь ну ва сечера.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
Хто позирає на вітер, тому не сїяти, а хто дивиться на хмари, той не жати ме.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
Хто позирає на вітер, тому не сїяти, а хто дивиться на хмари, той не жати ме.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Ко пази на ветар, неће сејати, и ко гледа на облаке, неће жети.
Russian Synodal Bible
Кто наблюдает ветер, тому не сеять; и кто смотрит на облака, тому не жать.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
שֹׁמֵ֥ר ר֖וּחַ לֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ע וְרֹאֶ֥ה בֶעָבִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִקְצֹֽור׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
שמר רוח לא יזרע וראה בעבים לא יקצור׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
مَنْ يَرْصُدِ ٱلرِّيحَ لَا يَزْرَعْ، وَمَنْ يُرَاقِبِ ٱلسُّحُبَ لَا يَحْصُدْ.
Old Persion Version Bible
آنکه به باد نگاه میکند، نخواهد کشت و آنکه به ابرها نظر نماید، نخواهد دروید.
Judson Burmese Bible
လေ ကိုမှတ် တတ်သောသူသည်မျိုးစေ့ကိုမ ကြဲ။ မိုဃ်းတိမ် တို့ကို ပမာဏ ပြုတတ်သောသူသည် လည်း စပါး ကိုမ ရိတ်ရာ။
Korean Bible 1910
풍세를 살펴보는 자는 파종하지 아니할 것이요 구름을 바라보는 자는 거두지 아니하리라
Japanese Freedom Bible
風を観察する者は種を蒔かず、 雲を見つめる者は刈り入れをしない。
World Chinese Bible
观察风向的，必不撒种； 注视云彩的，必不收割。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
看风的，必不撒种； 望云的，必不收割。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
看風的，必不撒種； 望雲的，必不收割。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
Quem ficar dando atenção ao vento, nunca semeará; e o que olhar para as nuvens nunca ceifará.
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Mashi Bible
Osingiriza empûsi arhamîra, ololêreza ebitù arhasârûla.
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
Wer auf den Wind achtet, sät nicht, und wer auf die Wolken sieht, erntet nicht.
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
El que mira el viento no tendrá la semilla plantada, y el que mira las nubes no segará.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
El que observa el viento no sembrará, Y el que mira las nubes, no cosechará.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
He that observeth the ruach (wind) shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
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