Commentary for Yevamot 124:8

מתניתין דלאו כרבי יהושע דתניא רבי יהושע אומר נשא אדם אשה בילדותו ישא אשה בזקנותו היו לו בנים בילדותו יהיו לו בנים בזקנותו שנא' (קהלת יא, ו) בבקר זרע את זרעך ולערב אל תנח ידך כי אינך יודע אי זה יכשר הזה או זה ואם שניהם כאחד טובים

sow thy seed and in the evening<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., 'old age'. V. supra n. 5. ');">¹⁹</span> withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they shall both be alike good.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Eccl. XI, 6. ');">²⁰</span> R. Akiba said: If a man studied Torah in his youth, he should also study it in his old age; if he had disciples in his youth, he should also have disciples in his old age. For it is said, In the morning sow thy seed etc.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Eccl. XI, 6. ');">²⁰</span>

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