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Cast thy bread upon the waters
- An expression from the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament : 鈥淐ast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.鈥
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鈥淐ast thy bread鈥攃ast thy bread upon the waters, 鈥淎nd it shall return鈥攊t shall return unto thee after many days,鈥 chanted a clear, high voice, truly a wonderful voice, which Bert claimed as his own discovery.
Bert鈥檚 鈥淲on鈥檛 you sing something for us, Phil?鈥 was not to be resisted and after a moment鈥檚 thought his clear notes rose in a burst of melody: 鈥淐ast thy bread upon the waters鈥濃斺 The boys fairly held their breath as the flutelike notes of one of the finest voices they had ever heard, floated off into the woodland spaces.
The tension was broken by Sam鈥檚 asking: 鈥淲hat does that mean, 鈥楥ast thy bread upon the waters鈥欌攁nd how can it return?鈥
Truly has he said: 'Cast thy bread upon the waters, and it shall return unto thee after many days.'
A life insurance company is a grand combination philanthropico-financial corporation whose motto is, "Cast thy bread upon the waters, and after many days thou shalt receive it again."
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