Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Cast Your Bread on the Waters

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1} ^(A)Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you ^(B)will find it ^(a)after many days. ^{Tools
2} ^(C)Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what ^(D)misfortune may occur on the earth.

Footnotes:

a. Ecclesiastes 11:1: ['Lit ', in, within]

Cross references:

A. Ecclesiastes 11:1: Deuteronomy 15:10; Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 10:42; Galatians 6:9; Hebrews 6:10

B. Ecclesiastes 11:1: Deuteronomy 15:10; Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 10:42; Galatians 6:9; Hebrews 6:10

C. Ecclesiastes 11:2: Psalm 112:9; Matthew 5:42; Luke 6:30; 1 Timothy 6:18; 1 Timothy 6:19