1Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.


In Context

1 Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.

2 Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.

3 If the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty themselves; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast thy bread upon the running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it again.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:1Cast your bread on the waters: for you shall find it after many days.