Cast thy bread upon the waters

“Cast thy bread—cast thy bread upon the waters, “And it shall return—it shall return unto thee after many days,” chanted a clear, high voice, truly a wonderful voice, which Bert claimed as his own discovery.

Bert’s “Won’t you sing something for us, Phil?” was not to be resisted and after a moment’s thought his clear notes rose in a burst of melody: “Cast thy bread upon the waters”—— The boys fairly held their breath as the flutelike notes of one of the finest voices they had ever heard, floated off into the woodland spaces.

The tension was broken by Sam’s asking: “������ does that mean, ‘Cast thy bread upon the waters’—and how can it return?”

Truly has he said: 'Cast thy bread upon the waters, and it shall return unto thee after many days.'

A life insurance company is a grand combination philanthropico-financial corporation whose motto is, "Cast thy bread upon the waters, and after many days thou shalt receive it again."