Ecclesiastes 11

The Uncertainties of Life

1 Send your grain across the seas,

and in time, profits will flow back to you.*11:1 Or Give generously, / for your gifts will return to you later. Hebrew reads Throw your bread on the waters, / for after many days you will find it again.

2 But divide your investments among many places,*11:2 Hebrew among seven or even eight.

for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.