11:3a If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth;

When clouds are full of water, rain will fall on the earth. (EEB)
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Rain clouds always bring rain, (Contemporary English Version)
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When clouds are heavy, the rains come down. (New Living Translation (2004))

11:3b whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

A tree can fall over towards the north or the south. But it will stay where it falls.
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trees always stay wherever they fall. (Contemporary English Version)
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No matter which direction a tree falls, it will lie where it fell. (Good News Translation)

11:3a-b (reordered)

There are some things you can be sure of. If clouds are full of rain, they will pour water on the earth. If a tree falls—to the south or to the north—then it will stay where it falls. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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It is always true that when clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. Similarly, wherever a tree falls on the ground, that is where it will remain. (Translation for Translators)

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