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Cast Bread Waters Good Expecting Gratitude Reward Expression

Word cast your bread upon the waters
Description do good without expecting gratitude or immediate reward.

This expression comes from Ecclesiastes 11 : 1 - Cast thy bread upon the waters : for thou shalt find it after many days. do good without expecting gratitude or immediate reward.

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