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.
3. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
4. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.