Castyour breadon the surfaceof the waters,for you will findit after manydays.
Sowyour seedin the morningand do not be idlein the evening,for you do not knowwhethermorningorevening sowing will succeed,or whetherbothof them alikewill be good.
One who is graciousto a poormanlendsto the LORD,And He will repayhim for his gooddeed.
For Godis not unjustso as to forgetyour workand the lovewhichyou have showntowardHis name,in having ministeredand in still ministeringto the saints.
"And whoeverin the nameof a disciplegivesto oneof theselittle onesevena cupof coldwater to drink,trulyI sayto you, he shall not losehis reward."
Nowthis[I say], he who sowssparinglywill alsoreapsparingly,and he who sowsbountifullywill alsoreapbountifully.
How blessedwill you be, you who sowbesideallwaters,Who letout freelythe oxand the donkey.
and you will be blessed,sincethey do not have[the means] to repayyou; for you will be repaidat the resurrectionof the righteous."
But the noblemandevisesnobleplans;And by nobleplanshe stands.
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
He who is generouswill be blessed,For he givessomeof his foodto the poor.
The wickedearnsdeceptivewages,But he who sowsrighteousness[gets] a true reward.
"Ifthe houseis worthy,giveit your [blessing of] peace.But ifit is not worthy,take backyour [blessing of] peace.
honey,curds,sheep,and cheeseof the herd,for Davidand for the peoplewho[were] with him, to eat;for they said,"The peopleare hungryand wearyand thirstyin the wilderness."
In the fifthyearyou are to eatof its fruit,that its yieldmay increasefor you; I am the LORDyour God.
A timeto searchand a timeto giveup as lost;A timeto keepand a timeto throwaway.
"In the same mannerthe one who [had received] the two[talents] gainedtwomore.