King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 11:2
“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 11
1
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
2
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty [themselves] upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
4
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
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