Ecclesiastes 11:5
“As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 11:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Gleichwie du nicht weißt, welches der Weg des Windes ist, wie die Gebeine in dem Leibe der Schwangeren sich bilden, ebenso weißt du das Werk Gottes nicht, der alles wirkt. -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Como tú no sabes cuál es el camino del viento, ó cómo se crían los huesos en el vientre de la mujer preñada, así ignoras la obra de Dios, el cual hace todas las cosas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Assim como tu não sabes qual é o caminho do vento, nem como se formam os ossos do feto no ventre da grávida, assim também tu não sabes a obra de Deus, que faz todas as coisas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Como não sabes o caminho do vento, nem como os ossos de uma criança crescem no ventre materno, assim também não podes compreender a obra de Deus, que criou todas as coisas.
📖 Ecclesiastes 11:5 in Context
3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
6In 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.
7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
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