Ecclesiastes 11:1–2
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Ship your grain across the sea;
after many days you may receive a return.
2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Send your grain across the seas,
and in time, profits will flow back to you.
2 But divide your investments among many places,
for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Cast your bread upon the waters,
For you will find it after many days.
2 Give a serving to seven, and also to eight,
For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Invest what you have,
because after a while you will get a return.
2 Invest what you have in several different businesses,
because you don’t know what disasters might happen.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Throw your bread on the surface of the water, because you will find it again after many days.
2 Divide what you have into seven parts, or even into eight, because you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Send your bread on the surface of the waters,
for after many days you may find it.
2 Give a portion to seven or even to eight,
for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Send out your bread upon the waters,
for after many days you will get it back.
2 Divide your means seven ways, or even eight,
for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Send out your bread on the water,
for in many days you will find it.
2 Divide your share in seven or in eight,
for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Put your money into trade across the ocean.
After a while you will earn something from it.
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.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.
2 Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.