Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 11

Ecclesiastes 11:2 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) +3 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

ASV +1 Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

FBV Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.

GNV Giue a portion to seuen, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what euill shalbe vpon ye earth.

JPS Divide a portion into seven, yea, even into eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

LSV Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, || For you do not know what evil is on the earth.

MSB Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

NASB Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth. NASB 2020

NIV (US) +1 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

NMV Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for youi know not what evil shall be upon the earth.

OJB Give chelek (portions) to shivah, and also to shmonah; for thou knowest not what ra'ah shall be upon ha'aretz.

T4T Share some of what you have with ◄seven or eight/several► others, because you do not know when you will experience a disaster, and if you give some of what you have to others, when you experience that disaster, they will kindly help you.

WEB (US) +7 Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) +2 Давай часть семи и даже восьми, потому что не знаешь, какая беда будет на земле.

НРП +3 Раздели то, что ты имеешь, на семь или даже восемь частей, потому что не знаешь, какая беда может случиться в стране.

Заокская (Кулаков) Раздай часть богатства своего семерым или даже восьмерым, ибо не знаешь, какая беда может постигнуть страну.

СП (БЛ) Вкладывай то, что имеешь, в разные дела, ведь тебе неизвестно, какая беда может случиться на земле.