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

שַׁלַּ֥ח לַחְמְךָ֖ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַמָּ֑יִם כִּֽי־בְרֹ֥ב הַיָּמִ֖ים תִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃

Ecclesiastes 11:1

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Helping others What goes around comes around Generosity Charity

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Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 11:1).

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