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11 [a]Cast thy bread [b]upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. [c]Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall [d]toward the south, or [e]toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 11:1 Or, Send forth
  2. Ecclesiastes 11:1 Hebrew upon the face of the waters.
  3. Ecclesiastes 11:2 Or, Divide a portion into seven, yea, even into eight
  4. Ecclesiastes 11:3 Or, in
  5. Ecclesiastes 11:3 Or, in