Ecclesiastes 11:1

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Thy bread

Waters

Isaiah 32:20

For

General references

Leviticus 19:25

Proverbs 3:10

Matthew 5:42

Bible References

Thy bread

When there cometh to be among you a needy person any one of thy brethren within any one of thy gates, in thy land, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.

A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed, - because he hath given of his bread to the poor.

But, a noble man, noble things, hath devised, - And, he, upon noble things, will stand,

Waters

How happy are ye who sow beside all waters, - Who send forth the foot of the ox and the ass.

For

In the morning, sow thy seed, and, until evening, do not withhold thy hand, - for thou knowest not - whether shall thrive, either this or that, or whether, both alike, shall be fruitful.

Thou shalt, give, unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil when thou givest unto him, - for on account of this very thing, will Yahweh thy God bless thee, in all that thou doest and in all whereunto thou puttest thy hand.

How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh deliver him:

They who are sowing with tears, with shouting, shall reap:

The lawless man, earneth the wages of falsehood, but, he that soweth righteousness, hath the reward of fidelity.

A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.

And, if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but, if it be not worthy, let your peace, unto you, return.

And, answering, the king will say unto them: Verily, I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me, ye did it.

and, happy, shalt thou be, that they have not wherewith to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed unto thee, in the resurrection of the righteous.

As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap:

Because, he that soweth into his own flesh, out of the flesh, shall reap corruption, whereas, he that soweth into the Spirit, out of the Spirit, shall reap age-abiding life.

For, not unrighteous, is God, to be forgetful of your work and of the love which ye have shewn forth for his name, in that ye have ministered unto the saints, and are ministering,

General references

And in the fifth year, shall ye eat the fruit thereof, that it may enrich you with its increase, - I - Yahweh, am your God.

So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.

To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.