Ecclesiastes 11:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

Young's Literal Translation
In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike [are] good.

King James Bible
In 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.

Hebrew
Sow
זְרַ֣ע (zə·ra‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify

your seed
זַרְעֶ֔ךָ (zar·‘e·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

in the morning,
בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (bab·bō·qer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

and do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

rest
תַּנַּ֣ח (tan·naḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place,

your hands
יָדֶ֑ךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

in the evening,
וְלָעֶ֖רֶב (wə·lā·‘e·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6153: Evening

for
כִּי֩ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you do not
אֵֽינְךָ֨ (’ê·nə·ḵā)
Adverb | second person masculine singular
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

know
יוֹדֵ֜ע‪‬ (yō·w·ḏê‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

which
אֵ֣י (’ê)
Interrogative
Strong's 335: Where?, how?

will succeed,
יִכְשָׁר֙ (yiḵ·šār)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3787: To be advantageous, proper, or suitable, to succeed

whether this
הֲזֶ֣ה (hă·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

or
אוֹ־ (’ōw-)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

that,
זֶ֔ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

or if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

both
שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם (šə·nê·hem)
Number - mdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

will equally
כְּאֶחָ֖ד (kə·’e·ḥāḏ)
Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

prosper.
טוֹבִֽים׃ (ṭō·w·ḇîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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