Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Cast thy bread–corn, upon the face of the waters,––for, after many days, shalt thou find it:

⁷ 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: ⁸ but thou shalt, open, thy hand unto him,––and, lend, him, enough to meet the poverty which doth impoverish him. ⁹ Take thou heed to thyself, lest there be something near thine abandoned heart, saying––Drawing nigh, is the seventh year, the year of release, and so thine eye be, evil, against thy needy brother, and thou give not unto him,––and he cry out against thee, unto Yahweh, and it become in thee, a sin! ¹⁰ 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. ¹¹ For the needy will not cease out of the midst of the land––for this cause, am I commanding thee, saying, Thou shalt, open, thy hand unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh deliver him: ² Yahweh, will preserve him and keep him alive, And he shall be pronounced happy in the land, Do not then give him up at the desire of his enemies!

⁵ They who are sowing with tears, with shouting, shall reap: ⁶ He that, doth indeed go forth, and weep, bearing seed enough to trail along, doth, surely come in, with shouting, bringing his sheaves.

¹⁸ The lawless man, earneth the wages of falsehood, but, he that soweth righteousness, hath the reward of fidelity.

²⁴ There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.
²⁵ The liberal soul, shall be enriched, and, he that refresheth, shall himself also be refreshed.

¹⁷ A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.

⁹ A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed,––because he hath given of his bread to the poor.

⁶ 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.

⁸ But, a noble man, noble things, hath devised,––And, he, upon noble things, will stand,

²⁰ How happy are ye who sow beside all waters,––Who send forth the foot of the ox and the ass.

¹³ And, if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but, if it be not worthy, let your peace, unto you, return.

⁴² And, whosoever shall give to drink––unto one of these little ones––a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, Verily, I say unto you, in nowise, shall lose his reward!

⁴⁰ 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.

¹⁴ 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.

⁶ As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap:

⁸ 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. ⁹ And, in doing that which is honourable, let us not be fainthearted; for, in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not. ¹⁰ Hence, then, as we have opportunity, let us be working what is good, towards all,––but, especially, towards the family of the faith.

¹⁰ 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,