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1 Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you donโt know what evil will be on the earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
4 He who observes the wind wonโt sow; and he who regards the clouds wonโt reap.
5 As you donโt know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you donโt know the work of God who does all.
6 In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening donโt withhold your hand; for you donโt know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.
8 Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 11 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 13 cross-references, 2 Early-Church citations.
Cross-references in Ecclesiastes 11 (13)
- v.6 2 Corinthians 9:10-11
- v.6 Isaiah 55:10
- v.6 Haggai 1:6-11
- v.6 Hosea 10:12
- v.6 2 Corinthians 9:6
- v.6 Zechariah 8:11-12
- v.6 John 4:36-38
- v.6 1 Corinthians 3:5-7
- v.6 2 Timothy 4:2
- v.6 Haggai 2:17-19
- v.6 Mark 4:26-29
- v.6 Ecclesiastes 9:10
- v.6 Ecclesiastes 9:1
Hebrew interlinear — Ecclesiastes 11:1–10 (143 words)
- ืฉืึทืึผึทึฅืลกallaแธฅshalach: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)H7971
- ืึทืึฐืึฐืึธึlaแธฅmฤkฤlechem: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)H3899
- ืขึทืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืคึผึฐื ึตึฃืpฤnรชpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
- ืึทืึผึธึืึดืhammฤyimmayim: water; (figuratively) juiceH4325
- ืึผึดึฝืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึฐืจึนึฅืbฤrลbrob: abundance (in any respect)H7230
- ืึทืึผึธืึดึืืhayyฤmรฎmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
- ืชึผึดืึฐืฆึธืึถึฝื ึผืึผืtimแนฃฤสพennรปmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
- ืชึผึถืtennathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
- ืึตึฅืึถืงแธฅฤleqcheleq: (properly) smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentH2506
- ืึฐืฉืึดืึฐืขึธึืlฤลกibสฟรขsheba`: a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one)H7651
- ืึฐืึทึฃืwฤgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
- ืึดืฉืึฐืืึนื ึธึืliลกmรดnรขshmoneh: a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the "perfect" seven)H8083
- ืึผึดึืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- ืชึตืึทึืขtฤdaสฟyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- ืึทืmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
- ืึผึดืึฐืึถึฅืyihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืจึธืขึธึืrฤสฟรขra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
- ืขึทืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืึธืึธึฝืจึถืฅืhฤสพฤreแนฃerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืึดืึผึธืึฐืึจืึผyimmolสพรปmale': to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)H4390
- ืึถืขึธืึดึฅืืheสฟฤbรฎm`ab: (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4H5645
- ืึผึถึืฉืึถืึgeลกemgeshem: a showerH1653
- ืขึทืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืึธืึธึฃืจึถืฅhฤสพฤreแนฃerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- ืึธืจึดึืืงืึผyฤrรฎqรปruwq: to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. emptyH7324
- ืึฐืึดืwฤสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืึดืคึผึฅืึนืyippรดlnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
- ืขึตึืฅสฟฤแนฃ`ets: a tree (from its firmness); (hence) wood (plural sticks)H6086
- ืึผึทืึผึธืจึืึนืbaddฤrรดmdarowm: the south; poet. the south windH1864
- ืึฐืึดึฃืwฤสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืึผึทืฆึผึธืคึืึนืbaแนฃแนฃฤpรดntsaphown: (properly) hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)H6828
- ืึฐืงึืึนืmฤqรดmmaqowm: (properly) a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific)H4725
- ืฉืึถืึผึดืคึผึฅืึนืลกeyyippรดlnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
- ืึธืขึตึืฅhฤสฟฤแนฃ`ets: a tree (from its firmness); (hence) wood (plural sticks)H6086
- ืฉืึธึฅืลกฤmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
- ืึฐืึฝืึผืืyฤhรปสพhava': supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence)H1933
- ืฉืึนืึตึฅืจลกลmฤrshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
- ืจึืึผืึทrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
- ืึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- ืึดืึฐืจึธึืขyizrฤสฟzara`: to sow; (figuratively) to disseminate, plant, fructifyH2232
- ืึฐืจึนืึถึฅืwฤrลสพera'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- ืึถืขึธืึดึืืbeสฟฤbรฎm`ab: (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4H5645
- ืึนึฅืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- ืึดืงึฐืฆึฝืึนืจืyiqแนฃรดrืงืฆืจH7114
- ืึผึทืึฒืฉืึถึจืจkaสพฤลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- ืึตึฝืื ึฐืึธึคสพรชnฤkฤayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
- ืืึนืึตึืขึทึyรดdฤสฟayada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- ืึทืmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
- ืึผึถึฃืจึถืึฐderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
- ืึธืจึืึผืึทhฤrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
- ืึผึทืขึฒืฆึธืึดึืืkaสฟฤแนฃฤmรฎm`etsem: a bone (as strong); by extension, the bodyH6106
- ืึผึฐืึถึฃืึถืbฤbeแนญenbeten: the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingH990
- ืึทืึผึฐืึตืึธึืhammฤlฤสพรขmale': full (literally or figuratively); (literally) fillingH4392
- ืึผึธึืึธืkฤkรขkakah: just so, referring to the previous or following contextH3602
- ืึนึคืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- ืชึตืึทืขึtฤdaสฟyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึทืขึฒืฉืึตึฃืmaสฟฤลฤma`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
- ืึธึฝืึฑืึนืึดึืืhฤสพฤlลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจสพฤลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- ืึทืขึฒืฉืึถึืyaสฟฤลe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึทืึผึนึฝืืhakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- ืึผึทืึผึนึืงึถืจึbabbลqerboqer: (properly) dawn (as the break of day); (generally) morningH1242
- ืึฐืจึทึฃืขzฤraสฟzara`: to sow; (figuratively) to disseminate, plant, fructifyH2232
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึทืจึฐืขึถึืึธzarสฟekฤzera`: seed; (figuratively) fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityH2233
- ืึฐืึธืขึถึืจึถืwฤlฤสฟereb`ereb: duskH6153
- ืึทืสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
- ืชึผึทื ึผึทึฃืtannaแธฅyanach: to deposit; (by implication) to allow to stayH3240
- ืึธืึถึืึธyฤdekฤyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- ืึผึดืึฉkiykiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึตึฝืื ึฐืึธึสพรชnฤkฤayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
- ืืึนืึตึืขyรดdฤสฟyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- ืึตึฃืสพรชay: where? hence how?H335
- ืึถึคืzezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
- ืึดืึฐืฉืึธืจึyikลกฤrkasher: (by implication) to be acceptable; (also) to succeed or prosperH3787
- ืึฒืึถึฃืhฤzezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
- ืืึนสพรดow: desire (and so probably in Prov. 31; hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifH176
- ืึถึืzezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
- ืึฐืึดืwฤสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืฉืึฐื ึตืืึถึฅืลกฤnรชhemshnayim: two; (as ordinal) twofoldH8147
- ืึผึฐืึถืึธึืkฤสพeแธฅฤdechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
- ืืึนืึดึฝืืืแนญรดbรฎmtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
- ืึผืึธืชึืึนืงรปmฤtรดqmathowq: sweetH4966
- ืึธืึืึนืจhฤสพรดrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
- ืึฐืึฅืึนืwฤแนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
- ืึทึฝืขึตืื ึทึืึดืlaสฟรชnayim`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
- ืึดืจึฐืึฅืึนืชlirสพรดtra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึทืฉืึผึธึฝืึถืฉืืhaลกลกฤmeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
- ืึผึดึฃืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืฉืึธื ึดึฅืืลกฤnรฎmshaneh: a year (as a revolution of time)H8141
- ืึทืจึฐืึผึตึืharbฤrabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
- ืึดืึฐืึถึฅืyiแธฅyechayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
- ืึธืึธืึธึืhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
- ืึผึฐืึปืึผึธึฃืbฤkullฤmkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึธึืyiลmฤแธฅsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
- ืึฐืึดืึฐืึผึนืจึwฤyizkลrzakar: (properly) to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to rememberH2142
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึฐืึตึฃืyฤmรชyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
- ืึทืึนึืฉืึถืึฐhaแธฅลลกekchoshek: the dark; hence (literally) darknessH2822
- ืึผึดึฝืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึทืจึฐืึผึตึฅืharbฤrabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
- ืึดืึฐืึืึผyihyรปhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืึผึธืkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- ืฉืึถืึผึธึฅืลกebbฤสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- ืึธึฝืึถืืhฤbelhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
- ืฉืึฐืึทึงืลฤmaแธฅsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
- ืึผึธืึฃืึผืจbฤแธฅรปrbachuwr: (properly) selected; a youth (often collective)H970
- ืึผึฐืึทืึฐืืึผืชึถึืืึธbฤyaldรปtรชkฤyalduwth: boyhood (or girlhood)H3208
- ืึดึฝืืึดึฝืืึฐืึธึคwรฎแนญรฎbฤkฤyatab: to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)H3190
- ืึดืึผึฐืึธึlibbฤkฤleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
- ืึผึดืืึตึฃืbรฎmรชyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
- ืึฐืืึผืจืึนืชึถึืืึธbฤแธฅรปrรดtรชkฤbchurowth: youth (collectively and abstractly)H979
- ืึฐืึทืึผึตืึฐึwฤhallฤkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
- ืึผึฐืึทืจึฐืึตึฃืbฤdarkรชderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
- ืึดืึผึฐืึธึlibbฤkฤleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
- ืึผืึฐืึทืจึฐืึตึืรปbฤmarสพรชmar'eh: a view (the act of seeing)H4758
- ืขึตืื ึถึืืึธสฟรชnรชkฤ`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
- ืึฐืึธึืขwฤdฤสฟyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- ืึผึดึงืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืขึทืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืึผึธืkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- ืึตึืึผึถืสพฤlleel-leh: these or thoseH428
- ืึฐืึดึฝืืึฒืึธึฅyฤbรฎสพฤkฤbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- ืึธืึฑืึนืึดึืืhฤสพฤlลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- ืึผึทืึผึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธึฝืืbammiลกpฤแนญmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
- ืึฐืึธืกึตึฅืจwฤhฤsฤrcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
- ืึผึทึืขึทืกึkaสฟaska`ac: vexationH3708
- ืึดืึผึดืึผึถึืึธmillibbekฤleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
- ืึฐืึทืขึฒืึตึฅืจwฤhaสฟฤbฤr`abar: to cross overH5674
- ืจึธืขึธึืrฤสฟรขra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
- ืึดืึผึฐืฉืึธืจึถึืึธmibbฤลฤrekฤbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
- ืึผึดึฝืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึทืึผึทืึฐืึฅืึผืชhayyaldรปtyalduwth: boyhood (or girlhood)H3208
- ืึฐืึทึฝืฉืึผึทืึฒืจึืึผืชwฤhaลกลกaแธฅฤrรปtshacharuwth: a dawning, i.e. (figuratively) juvenescenceH7839
- ืึธึฝืึถืืhฤbelhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
Strong's words in Ecclesiastes 11 (6)
- Strong's H3045 — ืชึตืึทึืข (tฤdaสฟ)
- yada` (yaw-dah') v. 1. to know 2. (properly) to ascertain by seeing 3. used in a great variety of senses 4. figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition 5. and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow) [a primitive root] KJV: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.. Appears 5 times in Ecclesiastes 11.
- Strong's H518 — ืึดื (สพim)
- im (eem) prt. 1. (used very widely as demonstrative) lo! 2. (interrogatively) whether? 3. (conditionally), if, although 4. (also) Oh that!, when 5. (hence, as a negative) not [a primitive particle] KJV: (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.. Appears 5 times in Ecclesiastes 11.
- Strong's H3605 — ืึทืึผึนึฝืื (hakkลl)
- kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 4 times in Ecclesiastes 11.
- Strong's H3117 — ืึทืึผึธืึดึืื (hayyฤmรฎm)
- yowm (yome) n-m. 1. a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) [from an unused root meaning to be hot] KJV: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.. Appears 3 times in Ecclesiastes 11.
- Strong's H3820 — ืึดืึผึฐืึธึ (libbฤkฤ)
- leb (labe) n-m. 1. the heart 2. also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect 3. likewise for the centre of anything [a form of H3824] KJV: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom. Root(s): H3824. Appears 3 times in Ecclesiastes 11.
- Strong's H1870 — ืึผึถึฃืจึถืึฐ (derek)
- derek (deh'-rek) n-m. 1. a road (as trodden) 2. (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverb [from H1869] KJV: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever). Root(s): H1869. Appears 2 times in Ecclesiastes 11.
“โSow your seed,โ he said, โin the morning hour and do not cease in the evening hour.โ And I say according to my dull mind, โThe morning hour is the young childhood of man, and the evening hour is old age.โ”
What the Early Church wrote about Ecclesiastes 11 (1)
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“For though you seem immediately to waste it upon some persons, as if you cast your bread upon the water, yet in the progress of time your kindness shall be seen to be not unprofitable for you. Also give liberally, and give a portion of your means to many; for you know not what...”