Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 11:4

⁴He who watches the wind will fail to sow,

and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who watches	שֹׁמֵ֥ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the wind	ר֖וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
will fail	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to sow	יִזְרָ֑ע	yiz·rā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
and he who observes	וְרֹאֶ֥ה	wə·rō·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
the clouds	בֶעָבִ֖ים	ḇe·‘ā·ḇîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common plural	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
will fail	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to reap	יִקְצֽוֹר׃	yiq·ṣō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7114 be short

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.