King James Version (KJV)
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Modern English
Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
Hebrew
תֵּ֤ן חֵ֙לֶק֙ לְשִׁבְעָ֔ה וְגַ֖ם לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה כִּ֚י לֹ֣א תֵדַ֔ע מַה יִּהְיֶ֥ה רָעָ֖ה עַל הָאָֽרֶץ׃
ten ḥeleq lshibʿah vgam lishmvonah kiy loʾ tedaʿ mah yihyeh raʿah ʿal haʾareṣ