He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap.
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
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.
Those who watch the wind blow will never sow, and those who observe the clouds will never reap.
Whoever heeds the wind will not sow. And whoever considers the clouds will never reap.