2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;

you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,

for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

2 But divide your investments among many places,

for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

2 Invest what you have in several different businesses,

because you don’t know what disasters might happen.

2 Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

2 Divide what you have into seven parts, or even into eight, because you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth. 

2 Give a portion to seven or even to eight,

for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.

2 Divide your means seven ways, or even eight,

for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.

2 Divide your share in seven or in eight,

for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.

2 Give shares of what you earn to a lot of people.

After all, you don’t know what great trouble might come on the land.

2 Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.