1Send your bread out on the surface of the water, and many days later you will find it again.
2Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.
3When the clouds are full they pour rain down upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the north or to the south, it stays where it fell.
4The farmer who pays attention to the direction of the wind knows when not to sow, and by watching the clouds knows when not to reap.