Ecclesiastes 11:1

The Value of Diligence

1 Cast your bread ^aupon the waters,
^bFor you will find it after many days.

2 ^aGive a serving ^bto seven, and also to eight,
^cFor you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

3 If the clouds are full of rain,
They empty themselves upon the earth;
And if a tree falls to the south or the north,
In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie.

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 11:1

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

Amplified® Bible
CAST YOUR bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Contemporary English Version
Be generous, and someday you will be rewarded.

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

Good News Bible
Invest your money in foreign trade, and one of these days you will make a profit.

King James Version
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

New American Standard Bible
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.

New International Version
Cast your bread upon the waters,
for after many days you will find it again.

New King James Version
Cast your bread upon the waters,
For you will find it after many days.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Revised Standard Version
Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Young's Literal Translation
Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.

New English Translation
Send¹ your grain² overseas,³ for after many days you will get a return.⁴

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