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Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
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11 Cast your bread on the surface of the water. Then, after many days you will find it again.[a]

2 Put part of your investment into seven or even into eight ventures, for you do not know what disaster might come upon the land.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 11:1 The translation is literal. The three main applications of the principle are to international commerce, charity, and brewing beer. (Soaking bread in water was their method of brewing.) In all three cases, the point of the proverb is the same: You have to invest something to make a profit.
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