Ecclesiastes 11:6

American Standard Version (1901)

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

ASV Byzantine Text

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Asang Khongca Bible

Khawnthaw ah cangtii tuh ah, duembang ah doeh na ban to pakhuem duem hmah; kawbaktih maw atho om tih, kawbaktih maw atho om mak ai, to tih ai boeh loe atho om hoi hmaek tih maw, tito na panoek ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Na cangti te mincang ah tuh lamtah hlaem ah khaw na kut te duem sak boeh. Heben hebang ah metla a khui he khaw na ming moenih. Te rhoi te vanat la then ngawn.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Na cangti te mincang ah tuh lamtah hlaem ah khaw na kut te duem sak boeh. Heben hebang ah metla a khui he khaw na ming moenih. Te rhoi te vanat la then ngawn.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I ke kakahiaka, e lulu oe i kau hua, a i ke ahiahi, aole hoi e hoomaha kou mau lima, no ka mea, aole oe i ike i ka mea maikai o laua, o kela paha, o keia paha, ua maikai pu paha laua.

English Berean Standard Bible

Sow 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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Nan maten, plante jaden ou. Aswè rive, plante jaden ou ankò. Ou pa janm konnen kilès nan de yo ap bay plis rannman. Ou pa janm konnen si tou de p'ap pran, si tou de p'ap bay menm rannman.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Mane semina semen tuum, et vespere ne cesset manus tua: quia nescis quid magis oriatur, hoc aut illud; et si utrumque simul, melius erit.]

Bible in Basic English

In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that — or if the two will be equally good.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Le matin, sème ta semence, et, le soir, ne laisse pas reposer ta main ; car tu ne sais pas ce qui réussira, ceci ou cela, ou si tous les deux seront également bons.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Hned z jitra rozsívej símě své, a u večer nedávej odpočinutí ruce své; nebo ty nevíš, co jest lepšího, to-li či ono, čili obé jednostejně dobré jest.

Kosraean Bible

Oru yok lom an ke lotutang ac oayapa ke eku. Kom tia ku in etu lah nufonna ac kapak wo, ku sie fwil uh ac kapak wo liki ma se ngia.

World Portuguese Bible

Pela manhã semeie a sua semente, e à tarde não retenha a sua mão; pois você não sabe qual prosperará, se esta ou aquela, ou se ambas serão igualmente boas.

Romanian BTF Bible

Dimineața seamănă-ți sămânța și seara nu îți opri mâna, căci nu știi dacă va prospera fie aceasta sau aceea, sau dacă amândouă vor fi deopotrivă bune.

Brenton English Septuagint

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand be slack: for thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.

Burmese Common Language Bible

နံနက်အချိန်၌ မျိုးစေ့ကိုကြဲလော့။ ညဦးအချိန်၌ လည်း မကြဲဘဲမနေနှင့်။ အကြောင်းမူကား၊ အဘယ်အရာ သည် အကျိုးရှိမည်ကို၎င်း၊ နှစ်ပါးစလုံးတို့သည် အညီ အမျှအကျိုးရှိမည်ကို၎င်း မသိနိုင်။

Darby Translation

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Am Morgen säe deinen Samen, und des Abends ziehe deine Hand nicht ab; denn du weißt nicht, welches gedeihen wird: ob dieses oder jenes, oder ob beides zugleich gut werden wird. -

Dutch Bible 1917

Zaai uw zaad in den morgenstond, en trek uw hand des avonds niet af; want gij weet niet, wat recht wezen zal, of dit of dat, of dat die beide te zamen goed zijn zullen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Begin ‘s morgens al met zaaien, En gun geen rust aan uw hand tot de avond. Want ge weet niet, of het een of het ander zal slagen; Misschien ook vallen beide goed uit.

Italian Diodati Bible

Semina la mattina la tua semenza, e la sera non lasciar posar le tue mani; perciocchè tu non sai ciò che riuscirà meglio, questo, o quello; o se l'uno e l'altro sarà ugualmente buono.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In the morning sow thy seed, and In the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.

Geneva Bible 1599

In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening let not thine hand rest: for thou knowest not whither shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shalbe a like good.

Noyes Bible

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand! For thou knowest not whether this shall prosper, or that, or whether both of them shall be alike good.

Danish Bible 1931

Så din Sæd ved Gry og lad Hånden ej hvile ved Kvæld; thi du ved ej, om dette eller hint vil lykkes, eller begge Dele er lige gode.

Leeser Tanakh

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thy hand rest; for thou knowest not which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both of them will be alike good.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

King James Version

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

King James Version + Apocrypha

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vừa sáng sớm, khá gieo giống ngươi, và buổi chiều, chớ nghỉ tay ngươi; vì ngươi chẳng biết giống nào sẽ mọc tốt, hoặc giống nầy, hoặc giống kia, hoặc là cả hai đều sẽ ra tốt.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Revised West Version

Tūtuuʻi hoʻo tenga ʻi he pongipongi, pea ʻi he efiafi ʻoua naʻa taʻofi ho nima: he ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo pe ko e fē ʻe tupu lelei, ʻa eni pe ko ʻena, pe te na lelei fakatouʻosi pe.

French Ostervald Bible

Sème ta semence dès le matin, et ne laisse pas reposer ta main le soir; car tu ne sais pas ce qui réussira, ceci ou cela, ou si les deux seront également bons.

Esperanto Bible

Matene semu vian semon, kaj vespere via mano ne ripozu; ĉar vi ne scias, ĉu tio aŭ alio estos pli ĝusta, aŭ ĉu ambaŭ egale estos bonaj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Dès le matin sème ta semence, et le soir ne laisse pas reposer ta main; car tu ne sais point ce qui réussira, ceci ou cela, ou si l’un et l’autre sont également bons.

German Luther Bible 1912

Frühe säe deinen Samen und laß deine Hand des Abends nicht ab; denn du weißt nicht, ob dies oder das geraten wird; und ob beides geriete, so wäre es desto besser.

LXX2012 U. S. English

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening let not your hand be slack: for you know not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.

British English Septuagint 2012

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening let not your hand be slack: for you know not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.

Majority Standard BIble

Sow 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.

Webster Bible

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Revised Version

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Fin dal mattino semina la tua semenza, e la sera non dar posa alle tue mani; poiché tu non sai quale dei due lavori riuscirà meglio: se questo o quello, o se ambedue saranno ugualmente buoni.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Dès le matin, sème ta semence, et le soir, ne laisse pas reposer ta main ; car tu ne sais pas ce qui réussira, ceci ou cela, ou si l'un et l'autre seront également bons.

Reina Valera 1909

Por la mañana siembra tu simiente, y á la tarde no dejes reposar tu mano: porque tú no sabes cuál es lo mejor, si esto ó lo otro, ó si ambas á dos cosas son buenas.

Spanish BLL

Siembra tu semilla por la mañana, y por la tarde no dejes de trabajar; porque no sabes qué dará mejor resultado, si esto o aquello, o si ambas cosas resultarán igual de buenas.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Por la mañana siembra tu semilla, y a la tarde no dejes reposar tu mano; porque no sabes qué es lo que prosperará, si esto o aquello, o si ambas cosas son igualmente buenas.

Croatian Bible

Ujutro sij svoje sjeme, a navečer nek' ti ruka ne počiva. Jer ne znaš da li će biti bolje ovo ili ono, ili će oboje biti jednako dobro.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Iz jutra sej seme svoje i uveče nemoj da ti počivaju ruke, jer ne znaš šta će biti bolje, ovo ili ono, ili će oboje biti jednako dobro.

German Textbibel

Am Morgen streue deinen Samen und gegen Abend laß deine Hand nicht ruhen; denn du weißt nicht, welches gelingen wird, ob dies oder jenes, oder ob beides zusammen gut geraten wird.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

In the morning sow thy seed, And in the evening let not thy hand be slack: For thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, Or whether both shall be good alike.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

בַּבֹּ֨קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל־תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜ע אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אוֹ־זֶ֔ה וְאִם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים׃

World English Bible

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

World English Bible (Catholic)

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

World English Bible British Edition

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

World English Bible Classic

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

World English Bible Updated

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

World Messianic Bible

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

Young's Literal Translation

In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike [are] good.

SEPTUAGINTA

ἐν τῷ πρωΐ σπεῖρον τὸ σπέρμα σου, καὶ εἰς ἑσπέραν μὴ ἀφέτω ἡ χείρ σου, ὅτι οὐ γινώσκεις ποῖον στοιχήσει, ἢ τοῦτο ἢ τοῦτο, καὶ ἐὰν τὰ δύο ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἀγαθά.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἐν τῷ πρωῒ σπεῖρον τὸ σπέρμα σου, καὶ ἐν ἑσπέρᾳ μὴ ἀφέτω ἡ χείρ σου, ὅτι οὐ γινώσκεις ποῖον στοιχήσει, ἢ τοῦτο ἢ τοῦτο, καὶ ἐὰν τὰ δύο ἐπιτοαυτὸ ἀγαθά.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Диминяца сямэнэ-ць сэмынца ши пынэ сяра ну лэса мына сэ ци се одихняскэ, фииндкэ ну штий че ва избути: ачаста сау ачея сау дакэ амындоуэ сунт деопотривэ де буне.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

З ранку сїй насїннє твоє й не давай увечері спочивати руцї твоїй, бо не знаєш, чи се, чи те буде удатнїйше, або чи те, чи се однаково добре буде.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

З ранку сїй насїннє твоє й не давай увечері спочивати руцї твоїй, бо не знаєш, чи се, чи те буде удатнїйше, або чи те, чи се однаково добре буде.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Из јутра сеј семе своје и увече немој да ти почивају руке, јер не знаш шта ће бити боље, ово или оно, или ће обоје бити једнако добро.

Russian Synodal Bible

Утром сей семя твое, и вечером не давай отдыха руке твоей, потому что ты не знаешь, то или другое будет удачнее, или то и другое равно хорошо будет.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל־תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יֹודֵ֜ע אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אֹו־זֶ֔ה וְאִם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טֹובִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

בבקר זרע את זרעך ולערב אל תנח ידך כי אינך יודע אי זה יכשר הזה או זה ואם שניהם כאחד טובים׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ ٱزْرَعْ زَرْعَكَ، وَفِي ٱلْمَسَاءِ لَا تَرْخِ يَدَكَ، لِأَنَّكَ لَا تَعْلَمُ أَيُّهُمَا يَنْمُو: هَذَا أَوْ ذَاكَ، أَوْ أَنْ يَكُونَ كِلَاهُمَا جَيِّدَيْنِ سَوَاءً.

Old Persion Version Bible

بامدادان تخم خود را بکار و شامگاهان دست خود را بازمدار زیرا تو نمی دانی کدام‌یک از آنها این یا آن کامیاب خواهد شد یا هر دو آنها مثل هم نیکوخواهد گشت.

Judson Burmese Bible

နံနက် အချိန်၌ မျိုးစေ့ ကိုကြဲ လော့။ ညဦး အချိန်၌ လည်း မ ကြဲ ဘဲမနေနှင့်။ အကြောင်း မူကား၊ အဘယ် အရာ သည် အကျိုး ရှိမည်ကို၎င်း၊ နှစ်ပါး စလုံးတို့သည် အညီအမျှ အကျိုး ရှိမည်ကို၎င်းမ သိ နိုင်။

Korean Bible 1910

너는 아침에 씨를 뿌리고 저녁에도 손을 거두지 말라 이것이 잘 될는지,저것이 잘 될는지, 혹 둘이 다 잘 될는지 알지 못함이니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

朝に種を蒔き、 夕べにも手を休めるな。 こちらとあちらのどちらが栄えるのか、 それとも両方とも同じように良いのか、あなたには分からない。

World Chinese Bible

早晨要撒你的种， 晚上也不要缩手； 因为你不知道哪一样会亨通，是这个还是那个， 或者两样都一样好。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

早晨要撒你的种，晚上也不要歇你的手，因为你不知道哪一样发旺；或是早撒的，或是晚撒的，或是两样都好。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

早晨要撒你的種，晚上也不要歇你的手，因為你不知道哪一樣發旺；或是早撒的，或是晚撒的，或是兩樣都好。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Pela manhã semeia tua semente, e à tarde não retires tua mão; pois tu não sabes qual tentativa dará certo, se uma, se outra, ou se ambas as tentativas serão boas.

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Mashi Bible

Sêzi oyanke emburho yâwe oyîmire na bijingo orhayôrhaga kwône. Bulyâla muli ebyo byombi, orhamanyiri ciguma cakubêra; akanaba byombi-byombi bihisize haguma omu bwinjà.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Frühe säe deinen Samen, und des Abends laß deine Hand nicht ruhen; denn du weißt nicht, ob dieses oder jenes geraten, oder ob beides zugleich gut wird.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Por la mañana pon tu semilla en la tierra, y hasta la tarde no dejes reposar tu mano; porque no está seguro de qué hará bien, esto o aquello, o si los dos serán igualmente buenos.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Por la mañana siembra tu semilla, Y al llegar la noche no des reposo a tu mano. Porque no sabes qué es lo mejor, Si esto o aquello, O si ambas cosas serán igualmente buenas.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

In the boker sow thy zera, and in the erev do not let thine hand be idle; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike tovim.

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