Ecclesiastes 11:4
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
In other versions
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
ASV
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.
BBE
He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
DBY
He who observes the wind won't sow; And he who regards the clouds won't reap.
WEB
Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
YLT
He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.
ENG
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
WBT
He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
BSB
In context
2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
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.