World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:2
“Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don't know what evil will be on the earth.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 11
1
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
2
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don't know what evil will be on the earth.
3
If 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
He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.
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