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Ecclesiastes 11:2

World English Bible

Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight;
for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

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Ecclesiastes 11:2 in other translations

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

Ecclesiastes 11:2 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 11:2 in context

  1. 1Cast your bread on the waters;
    for you shall find it after many days.
  2. 2Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight;
    for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.
  3. 3If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth;
    and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north,
    in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
  4. 4He who observes the wind won’t sow;
    and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.