The verse means: “Show hospitality, even though the corresponding return of hospitality to you may seem improbable; nevertheless, be hospitable in …

In this section, the preacher is drawing to a close, and he brings out practical lessons very different from those which views of life like his hav…

Do not hoard your bread; for if you do, it will mildew and be of no use to you. Cast it on the waters; scatter it abroad; give it to the unworthy i…

Cast your bread upon the waters
As the wise man has often suggested that nothing was better for a man than to enjoy …

Solomon presses the rich to do good to others. Give freely, though it may seem thrown away and lost. Give to many. Do not excuse yourself with the …