11:1 Directions for charity;
11:7 Death in life,
11:9 and the day ofjudgment in the days of youth, are to be thought on. Verse 1CastThat is, says Bp. Lowth, "Sow thy seed or corn on the face of the waters;" in plain terms, sow without any hope of a harvest: do good even to them on whom your benefactions seem thrown away. Dr. Jebb has well illustrated it by the following passages:

"Vain are the favours done to vicious men;

Not vainer tis to sow the foaming deep.

The deep no pleasant harvest shall afford,

Nor will the wicked ever make return.

"To befriend the wicked is like sowing in the sea.

These, indeed, invert this precept;

Nor is it extraordinary that they should.

"The one, frail human power alone produced,

The other, God."thy breadDeuteronomy 15:7-11; Proverbs 11:24, 11:25, 22:9; Isaiah 32:8 watersHeb. face of the waters, 32:20 forEcclesiastes 11:6; Deuteronomy 15:10; Psalm 41:1, 41:2, 126:5, 126:6; Proverbs 11:18, 19:17; Matthew 10:13, 10:42, 25:40; Luke 14:14; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Galatians 6:8-10; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalLeviticus 19:25 - General; 1 Samuel 25:11 - give it; 2 Samuel 17:29 - The people; 2 Chronicles 18:14 - Go ye up; Psalm 112:9 - dispersed; Proverbs 3:10 - General; 13:7 - that maketh himself poor; 14:21 - he that hath; 31:20 - she reacheth; Ecclesiastes 3:6 - and a time to cast; Isaiah 58:7 - to deal; Ezekiel 18:16 - but hath; Matthew 5:42 - General; 25:17 - he also; 25:35 - I was an; Luke 6:38 - and it; 11:41 - rather; 16:9 - Make; Acts 2:45 - parted; 11:29 - to send; Romans 12:8 - giveth; 1 Timothy 6:18 - ready Verse 2a portionNehemiah 8:10; Esther 9:19, 9:22; Psalm 112:9; Luke 6:30-35; 1 Timothy 6:18, 6:19 sevenJob 5:19; Proverbs 6:16; Micah 5:5; Matthew 18:22; Luke 17:4 forDaniel 4:27; Acts 11:28-30; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 5:16; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalLeviticus 19:25 - General; 1 Samuel 25:8 - a good day; 25:11 - give it; 2 Samuel 17:29 - The people; Psalm 41:1 - Blessed; Proverbs 3:10 - General; 11:24 - that scattereth; 13:7 - that maketh himself poor; 14:21 - he that hath; 22:9 - He that hath a bountiful eye; 31:20 - she reacheth; Isaiah 58:7 - to deal; Ezekiel 18:16 - but hath; Amos 1:3 - For; Zechariah 8:23 - ten men; Matthew 5:42 - General; 6:2 - when; 14:16 - they; 25:35 - I was an; Luke 6:38 - and it; 11:41 - rather; 12:17 - shall; Acts 2:45 - parted; 11:29 - to send; Romans 12:8 - giveth; 1 Corinthians 7:31 - use Verse 3the clouds1 Kings 18:45; Psalm 65:9-13; Isaiah 55:10, 55:11; 1 John 3:17 if the treeMatthew 3:10; Luke 13:7, 16:22-26ReciprocalGenesis 1:6 - Let there; 1:7 - above; Job 36:20 - cut; 40:12 - in; Ecclesiastes 9:10 - for; Malachi 3:10 - pour you out; Revelation 22:11 - that is unjust Verse 4Proverbs 3:27, 20:4, 22:13ReciprocalHaggai 1:2 - This; Mark 4:26 - as; John 3:8 - wind Verse 5thou knowest not whatJohn 3:8 norPsalm 139:14, 139:15 evenEcclesiastes 7:24, 8:17; Job 5:9, 26:5-14, 36:24-33, 37:23, 38:4-41, 39:1-41:34; Psalm 40:5, 92:5, 104:24; Isaiah 40:28; Romans 11:33ReciprocalMark 4:27 - and grow; John 9:10 - General; 1 Corinthians 15:35 - How Verse 6sowEcclesiastes 9:10; Isaiah 55:10; Hosea 10:12; Mark 4:26-29; John 4:36-38; 2 Corinthians 9:6; 2 Timothy 4:2 thou knowestEcclesiastes 9:1; Haggai 1:6-11, 2:17-19; Zechariah 8:11, 8:12; Acts 11:20, 11:21; 1 Corinthians 3:5-7; 2 Corinthians 9:10, 9:11 prosperHeb. be rightReciprocalGenesis 26:12 - an hundredfold; 47:23 - here is seed; Psalm 112:9 - dispersed; Proverbs 3:28 - General; 11:24 - that scattereth; Ecclesiastes 7:18 - good; 11:1 - for; Matthew 5:42 - General; Mark 4:3 - there; Luke 5:6 - they enclosed; Romans 12:8 - giveth; Galatians 6:8 - soweth to the; 1 Timothy 6:18 - ready Verse 7the lightJob 33:28, 33:30; Psalm 56:13; Proverbs 15:30, 29:13 a pleasantEcclesiastes 7:11; Psalm 84:11; Matthew 5:45ReciprocalGenesis 1:4 - that; Ecclesiastes 2:13 - light; 12:2 - the sun Verse 8 ifEcclesiastes 6:6, 8:12 rejoice3:12, 3:13, 5:18-20, 8:15 yet7:14, 12:1-5; Deuteronomy 32:29; Job 10:22, 14:10, 15:23, 18:18; Jeremiah 13:16; Joel 2:2; Matthew 22:13; John 12:35; Jude 1:18 All thatEcclesiastes 2:1-11, 2:15, 2:17, 2:19, 2:21-23, 2:26, 4:8, 4:16, 5:15, 5:16, 6:11Reciprocal1:2 - General; 12:2 - the sun Verse 9Rejoice1 Kings 18:27, 22:15; Luke 15:12, 15:13 in thy youthEcclesiastes 12:1; 1 Kings 18:12; Lamentations 3:27 walkNumbers 15:30, 22:32; Deuteronomy 29:19; Job 31:7; Psalm 81:12; Jeremiah 7:24, 23:17; 44:16, 44:17; Acts 14:16; Ephesians 2:2, 2:3; 1 Peter 4:3, 4:4 in the sightEcclesiastes 2:10; Genesis 3:6, 6:2; Joshua 7:21; 2 Samuel 11:2-4; Matthew 5:28; 1 John 2:15, 2:16 knowEcclesiastes 3:17, 12:14; Psalm 50:4-6; Acts 17:30, 17:31, 24:25; Romans 2:5-11, 14:10; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Peter 3:7; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 20:12-15ReciprocalGenesis 11:6 - Behold; Numbers 15:39 - ye seek not; Judges 11:27 - the Judge; 17:6 - right; 21:25 - right; 1 Samuel 2:10 - judge; 2 Chronicles 25:8 - be strong; Job 15:12 - thine heart; 19:29 - that ye may; 20:12 - wickedness; Psalm 34:11 - Come; 119:9 - shall; Proverbs 1:4 - to the; 10:23 - General; 14:13 - General; 20:17 - is sweet; Ecclesiastes 2:24 - nothing; 3:22 - nothing; 5:11 - what; 5:18 - it is good and comely; 8:6 - therefore; Jeremiah 13:10 - walk; Lamentations 4:21 - be glad; Ezekiel 11:21 - whose; Amos 4:4 - Come; 6:13 - which; Matthew 26:45 - Sleep on; Mark 14:41 - Sleep; Luke 12:19 - take; 16:2 - give; John 5:22 - General; Romans 2:16 - God; 14:12 - General; 1 Corinthians 7:31 - use; 15:32 - let; 2 Timothy 2:22 - youthful; Titus 2:6 - Young; James 5:5 - have lived Verse 10removeEcclesiastes 12:1; Job 13:26; Psalm 25:7; 2 Peter 3:11-14 sorrowor, anger, Psalm 90:7-11 and putJob 20:11; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 2 Timothy 2:22 forEcclesiastes 1:2, 1:14; Psalm 39:5; Proverbs 22:15ReciprocalJudges 20:13 - put away; 2 Kings 2:23 - little children; Job 3:10 - hid; Psalm 34:11 - Come; 119:9 - shall; Proverbs 1:4 - to the; Ecclesiastes 2:24 - nothing; 8:6 - therefore; Luke 15:13 - wasted; 16:2 - give; 1 Corinthians 7:31 - use; 13:11 - I spake