Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
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Not every faithful act yields immediate return. Some fruits belong to longer clocks than impatience can tolerate.
Ecclesiastes pairs risk with patience here. The line dignifies outward generosity and labor even when results are deferred beyond the present sightline.
Its endurance comes from delayed harvest logic. Time does not cancel value merely because value ripens slowly.
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