KJV
ASV
4. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

ESV
4. He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

ERVEN
4. But there are some things that you cannot be sure of. You must take a chance. If you wait for perfect weather, you will never plant your seeds. If you are afraid that every cloud will bring rain, you will never harvest your crops.

NLT
4. Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.

WEB
4. He who observes the wind won't sow; And he who regards the clouds won't reap.

NET
4. He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.

NLV
4. He who watches the wind will not plant his seeds. And he who looks at the clouds will not gather the food.

HCSB
4. One who watches the wind will not sow, and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.

YLT
4. Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.

LITV
4. He who watches the wind shall not sow. And he who looks at the clouds shall not reap.

RV
4. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

NCV
4. Those who wait for perfect weather will never plant seeds; those who look at every cloud will never harvest crops.

MKJV
4. He who watches the wind shall not sow; and he who pays attention to the clouds shall not reap.

AKJV
4. He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.

LXXEN
4. He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.



KJV
4. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

AMP
4. He who observes the wind [and waits for all conditions to be favorable] will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

KJVP
4. He that observeth H8104 the wind H7307 NFS shall not H3808 NADV sow H2232 ; and he that regardeth H7200 the clouds H5645 shall not H3808 NADV reap H7114 .

YLT
4. Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.

ASV
4. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

WEB
4. He who observes the wind won't sow; And he who regards the clouds won't reap.

NASB
4. One who pays heed to the wind will not sow, and one who watches the clouds will never reap.

ESV
4. He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

RV
4. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

RSV
4. He who observes the wind will not sow; and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

NKJV
4. He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.

MKJV
4. He who watches the wind shall not sow; and he who pays attention to the clouds shall not reap.

AKJV
4. He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.

NRSV
4. Whoever observes the wind will not sow; and whoever regards the clouds will not reap.

NIV
4. Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

NIRV
4. Anyone who keeps on watching the wind won't plant seeds. Anyone who keeps looking at the clouds won't gather crops.

NLT
4. Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.

MSG
4. Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work. Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life.

GNB
4. If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never plant anything and never harvest anything.

NET
4. He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.

ERVEN
4. But there are some things that you cannot be sure of. You must take a chance. If you wait for perfect weather, you will never plant your seeds. If you are afraid that every cloud will bring rain, you will never harvest your crops.