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Tug muaj tswvyim lub neej
1Ca le muab koj lub ncuav nrum⚓ rua huv dej,
tsua qhov dhau ntau nub
koj yuav rov pum hab.
2Ca le muab nyaj txag hov txhua chaw faib
rua xyaa qhov lossws yim qhov kuj tau,
tsua qhov koj tsw paub tas
yuav muaj yaam phem twg tshwm lug
rua huv nplajteb.
3Yog cov fuab muaj naag puv nkaus,
kuj yuav tso lug rua huv nplajteb,
yog ntoo qaug rua saab peg los saab nraag,
yog qaug rua hovtwg
yeej yuav nyob qhov ntawd.
4Tug kws tshuaj saib tej cua
nwg yuav tsw tseb noob,
tug kws saib tej fuab
nwg yuav tsw sau qoob.
5Koj tsw paub tas cua ntsawj moog rua hovtwg, hab tsw paub tas tug ntsuj plig lug rua huv tej pob txhaa kws nyob huv lub plaab mivnyuas⚓ tau le caag, mas koj kuj tsw paub txug Vaajtswv kws tswm txhua yaam huvsw teg num.
6Thaus taagkig ca le tseb koj tej noob, hab thaus tsaus ntuj tsw xob nkaum teg, tsua qhov koj tsw paub tas yaam twg yuav vaam meej, yog yaam nuav los yaam tod, lossws ob yaam puavleej yuav vaam meej ib yaam nkaus.
7Qhov kaaj yog qhov kws zoo sab, hab qhov kws lub qhov muag pum lub nub yog qhov kws zoo sab xyiv faab.
8Yog leejtwg muaj txujsa nyob ntau xyoo, ca nwg zoo sab xyiv faab rua txhua xyoo ntawd huvsw. Tassws ca nwg ncu txug tas qhov tsaus ntuj yuav nyob moog ntau nub. Txhua yaam kws yuav tshwm lug kuj yog qhuav qhawv xwb.
Taw qha cov hluas
9Tug hluas 'e, koj ca le zoo sab rua thaus koj tseed hluas, hab ca koj lub sab ua rua koj xyiv faab rua thaus koj tseed hluas. Koj ca le ua koj lub neej lawv le koj lub sab ntshaw hab lawv le koj lub qhov muag pum zoo. Tassws ca le paub tas vem yog txhua yaam kws koj ua nuav Vaajtswv yuav txav txem rua koj.
10Ca le muab txujkev txhawj xeeb txav tu nrho huv koj lub sab, hab rhu tej kev mob huv koj lub cev moog, vem qhov kws hluas hab chiv nto hluas hov kuj yog qhuav qhawv xwb.
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Invest in Many Ventures
1Ship your grain across the sea;
after many days you may receive a return.
2Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
3If clouds are full of water,
they pour rain on the earth.
Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
4Whoever watches the wind will not plant;
whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
5As you do not know the path of the wind,
or how the body is formed⚓ in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things.
6Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
Remember Your Creator While Young
7Light is sweet,
and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
8However many years anyone may live,
let them enjoy them all.
But let them remember the days of darkness,
for there will be many.
Everything to come is meaningless.
9You who are young, be happy while you are young,
and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
God will bring you into judgment.
10So then, banish anxiety from your heart
and cast off the troubles of your body,
for youth and vigor are meaningless.