Ecclesiastes 11:5
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As 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.As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
In other translations
As 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.As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
Hebrew words
כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834אֵינְךָ'einekhanot youH369יוֹדֵעַyodea'[are] knowingH3045מַה־mah-what?H4100דֶּרֶךְderekh[is] [the] way ofH1870הָרוּחַharuachthe windH7307כַּעֲצָמִיםka'atzamimlike bonesH6106בְּבֶטֶןbevetenin [the] womb ofH990הַמְּלֵאָהhamele'ahthe full [woman]H4392כָּכָהkakhahthusH3602לֹאlo'notH3808תֵדַעteda'you knowH3045אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַעֲשֵׂהma'aseh[the] work ofH4639הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834יַעֲשֶׂהya'asehhe makesH6213אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַכֹּל׃hakol<the> everythingH3605
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