Ecclesiastes 11:1

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 — American Standard Version

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Context — Ecclesiastes 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

2Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.

4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

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