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Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
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Cast Your Bread on the Waters

11 Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will [a]find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, or even [divide it] to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 11:1 I.e. be richly rewarded.
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Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
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Invest in Many Ventures

11 Ship(A) your grain across the sea;
    after many days you may receive a return.(B)
2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
    you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

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