Other translations
American Standard Version
Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Darby Bible Translation
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
God's Word
Divide what you have into seven parts, or even into eight, because you don't know what disaster may happen on earth.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Give a portion to seven or even to eight, for you don't know what disaster may happen on earth.
International Standard Version
Apportion what you have into seven, or even eight parts, because you don't know what disaster might befall the land.
NET Bible
Divide your merchandise among seven or even eight investments, for you do not know what calamity may happen on earth.
New American Standard Bible
Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.
New International Version
Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
New Living Translation
But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
Webster's Bible Translation
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
The World English Bible
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don't know what evil will be on the earth.
EasyEnglish Bible
Share your things with several other people. You do not know when trouble will come. Then those people can help you.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.
New Life Version
Share what you have with seven, or even with eight, for you do not know what trouble may come on the earth.
The Voice Bible
Divide your portion—put seven here, maybe eight there— for you can never be sure when or where disaster will strike.
Living Bible
Divide your gifts among many, for in the days ahead you yourself may need much help.
New Catholic Bible
Share with seven or with eight, for you never can predict what disasters will come.
Legacy Standard Bible
Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what calamity may occur on the earth.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Give a portion to seven and even to eight, for thou dost not know what evil shall come upon the earth.
Christian Standard Bible
Give a portion to seven or even to eight, for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Give a portion to seven, yes, even [divide it] to eight, for you know not what evil may come upon the earth.
New Century Version
Invest what you have in several different businesses, because you don’t know what disasters might happen.
The Message
Don’t hoard your goods; spread them around. Be a blessing to others. This could be your last night.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Put part of your investment into seven or even into eight ventures, for you do not know what disaster might come upon the land.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.
Good News Translation®
Put your investments in several places—many places even—because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world.
Wycliffe Bible
Give thou (thy) parts (to) seven, and also (to) eight, (that is, do not put all thy eggs in one basket); for thou knowest not, what evil shall come [up]on (the) earth.
Contemporary English Version
Share what you have with seven or eight others, because you never know when disaster may strike.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what evil may happen on earth.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.
Common English Bible © 2011
Give a portion to seven people, even to eight: you don’t know what disaster may come upon the land.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Give a portion to seven, or even [divide it] to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Make seven, or even eight portions; you know not what misfortune may come upon the earth.
New American Standard Bible
Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.
The Expanded Bible
·Invest what you have in several different businesses [L Give a portion to seven, even eight], because you don’t know what ·disasters [evil] might ·happen [L occur in the land].
Tree of Life Version
Give portions to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen upon the earth.
Revised Standard Version
Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what evil may happen on earth.
New International Reader's Version
Try to succeed by doing many things. After all, you don’t know what great trouble might come on the land.
BRG Bible
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Complete Jewish Bible
Divide your merchandise into seven or eight shares, since you don’t know what disasters may come on the earth.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Give chelek (portions) to shivah, and also to shmonah; for thou knowest not what ra’ah shall be upon ha’aretz.
Names of God Bible
Divide what you have into seven parts, or even into eight, because you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.
Modern English Version
Give a portion to seven, or even eight, for you do not know what calamity may happen on the earth.
Easy-to-Read Version
Invest what you have in several different things. You don’t know what bad things might happen on earth.
International Children’s Bible
Invest what you have in several different businesses. You don’t know what bad things might happen on earth.
Lexham English Bible
Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
New International Version - UK
Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.