Ecclesiastes 11:6-10

Contemporary English Version

⁶ Plant your seeds early in the morning and keep working in the field until dark. Who knows? Your work might pay off, and your seeds might produce.

Youth and Old Age

⁷ Nothing on earth is more beautiful than the morning sun. ⁸ Even if you have a very long life, you should try to enjoy each day, because darkness will come and will last a long time. Nothing makes sense.^[a]

⁹ Be cheerful and enjoy life while you are young! Do what you want and find pleasure in what you see. But don't forget that God will judge you for everything you do.

¹⁰ Rid yourself of all worry and pain, because the wonderful moments of youth quickly disappear.