New International Version (NIV)
1Ship your grain across the sea;
after many days you may receive a return.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Ecclesiastes 11:1 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
1Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it 11:1 Lit in, withinafter many days.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
1Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
1Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will 11:1 I.e. be richly rewarded.find it after many days.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
1Cast your bread upon the waters,
for after many days you will find it again.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
1Sell your grain in the market overseas.
After a while you might earn something from it.