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Cast thy bread upon the waters

  1. An expression from the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament : ā€œCast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.ā€


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Notes

This saying calls on people to believe that their good deeds will ultimately benefit them.
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ā€œCast thy bread—cast thy bread upon the waters, ā€œAnd it shall return—it shall return unto thee after many days,ā€ chanted a clear, high voice, truly a wonderful voice, which Bert claimed as his own discovery.

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Bert’s ā€œWon’t you sing something for us, Phil?ā€ was not to be resisted and after a moment’s thought his clear notes rose in a burst of melody: ā€œCast thy bread upon the watersā€ā€”ā€” 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.

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The tension was broken by Sam’s asking: ā€œWhat does that mean, ā€˜Cast thy bread upon the waters’—and how can it return?ā€

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Truly has he said: 'Cast thy bread upon the waters, and it shall return unto thee after many days.'

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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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