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Ec 11:1-10.
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Ec 11:1-10.
1.
Ec 11:2
shows that charity is here inculcated.
bread--bread corn. As in the Lord's prayer, all things needful for the body and soul. Solomon reverts to the sentiment
(Ec 9:10).
waters--image from the custom of sowing seed by casting it from boats into the overflowing waters of the Nile, or in any marshy ground. When the waters receded, the grain in the alluvial soil sprang up
(Isa 32:20).
"Waters" express multitudes, so
Ec 11:2; Re 17:15;
also the seemingly hopeless character of the recipients of the charity; but it shall prove at last to have been not thrown away
(Isa 49:4).
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*2. 分给*——你的饼。
*七*——完全的数目。
*八*——甚至多于七；意即「分给许多人」（正如「水」，
Ec 11:1)，
甚至分给极多有需要的人
(Job 5:19； Mic 5:5)。
*祸患*——那日子可能近了，那时你需要那些你曾以恩惠维系之人的帮助
(Lu 16:9)。
贪婪之人用来反对行善的论据（即日子可能变坏），智慧人却用来支持行善。
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2. portion--of thy bread.
seven--the perfect number.
eight--even to more than seven; that is, "to many" (so "waters,"
Ec 11:1),
nay, even to very many in need
(Job 5:19; Mic 5:5).
evil--The day may be near, when you will need the help of those whom you have bound to you by kindnesses
(Lu 16:9).
The very argument which covetous men use against liberality (namely, that bad times may come), the wise man uses for it.
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*3. 云*——对应「祸患」
(Ec 11:2)，
意思是：当祸患之时成熟，祸患必临到；预先为此筹算，以致不敢撒下行善的种子，乃是虚空
(Ec 11:4)。
*树*——一旦被暴风连根拔起，便按其倒伏的方向倒向南或北。照样，人一旦被死亡追上，其品格便不可改变，或为地狱，或为天堂
(Re 22:11, 14, 15)。
*现在*便是他行善之时，趁祸患的日子尚未到来
(Ec 12:1)。
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3. clouds--answering to "evil"
(Ec 11:2),
meaning, When the times of evil are fully ripe, evil must come; and speculations about it beforehand, so as to prevent one sowing seed of liberality, are vain
(Ec 11:4).
tree--Once the storm uproots it, it lies either northward or southward, according as it fell. So man's character is unchangeable, whether for hell or heaven, once that death overtakes him
(Re 22:11, 14, 15).
Now is his time for liberality, before the evil days come
(Ec 12:1).
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4. 所以当凭着信心撒下行善的种子，不可因结果似乎不佳而犹豫筹算
(Ec 9:10)。
照样，在
Ec 11:1
中，人被吩咐将「饼粮」撒在似乎无望的「水上」
(Ps 126:5, 6)。
农夫若不撒种收割，倒终日观望风云，必致一无所成。
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4. Therefore sow thy charity in faith, without hesitancy or speculation as to results, because they may not seem promising
(Ec 9:10).
So in
Ec 11:1,
man is told to "cast his bread corn" on the seemingly unpromising "waters"
(Ps 126:5, 6).
The farmer would get on badly, who, instead of sowing and reaping, spent his time in watching the wind and clouds.
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5. 风*——灵魂如何赋予身体生命！这样过渡到身体*在「母腹中」的成形，比 MAURER 所译的「风」更为自然
(Ec 1:6； Joh 3:8)。
*骨头……长成*——
(Job 10:8, 9； Ps 139:15, 16)。
*不知道神作为*——
(Ec 3:11；8:17；9:12)。
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5. spirit--How the soul animates the body! Thus the transition to the formation of the body "in the womb" is more natural, than if with MAURER we translate it "wind"
(Ec 1:6; Joh 3:8).
bones . . . grow--
(Job 10:8, 9; Ps 139:15, 16).
knowest not the works of God--
(Ec 3:11; 8:17; 9:12).
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*6. 早晨……晚上*——早晚；年轻时与年老时；在阳光之下与阴云之下。
*种子*——指敬虔之工
(Ho 10:12； 2Co 9:10； Ga 6:7)。
*发旺*——
(Isa 55:10, 11)。
*两者都……一样*——不合盼望的撒种与合盼望的撒种，都可能在别人身上结果子；在忠心的撒种者身上则必然如此。
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6. morning . . . evening--early and late; when young and when old; in sunshine and under clouds.
seed--of godly works
(Ho 10:12; 2Co 9:10; Ga 6:7).
prosper--
(Isa 55:10, 11).
both . . . alike--Both the unpromising and the promising sowing may bear good fruit in others; certainly they shall to the faithful sower.
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*7. 光*——指生命之光
(Ec 7:11； Ps 49:19)。
生命本是可享受的，对敬虔之人更是如此。
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7. light--of life
(Ec 7:11; Ps 49:19).
Life is enjoyable, especially to the godly.
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8. 但当人感恩地享受生命时，「让他记念」生命不会永远持续。「黑暗的日子」即那看不见的世界
(Job 10:21, 22； Ps 88:12)，
以及今世「祸患」的日子
(Ec 11:2)，
即将来到；所以当趁着生命与好日子尚在之时撒下好种，因为日子并不算长，不足以尽一生的本分。
*凡事……*——即在祸患与幽暗的日子里，凡所跟随的事，就为神作的工而言都是虚空
(Ec 9:10)。
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8. But while man thankfully enjoys life, "let him remember" it will not last for ever. The "many days of darkness," that is, the unseen world
(Job 10:21, 22; Ps 88:12),
also days of "evil" in this world
(Ec 11:2),
are coming; therefore sow the good seed while life and good days last, which are not too long for accomplishing life's duties.
All that cometh--that is, All that followeth in the evil and dark days is vain, as far as work for God is concerned
(Ec 9:10).
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9. 欢喜*——不是劝勉*，而是警告。正如
1Ki 22:15
是反讽；你若（属肉体地，
Ec 2:2；7:2，
而非如
Ec 5:18
所教导的适度）欢喜，等等，那么「当知道……神必审问你」
(Ec 3:17；12:14)。
*幼年……青年*——是不同的希伯来文字，前者指少年期或孩童时期（
Ec 11:10
之前），后者指成年的青年。这标示出自我放纵的渐进过程，年幼者尤其容易陷入其中；他们看见玫瑰，却看不见刺，直到被刺所伤。宗教须付上舍己的代价，但缺乏宗教所要付的代价更大无比
(Lu 14:28)。
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9. Rejoice--not advice, but warning. So
1Ki 22:15,
is irony; if thou dost rejoice (carnally,
Ec 2:2; 7:2,
not moderately, as in
Ec 5:18),
&c., then "know that . . . God will bring thee into judgment"
(Ec 3:17; 12:14).
youth . . . youth--distinct Hebrew words, adolescence or boyhood (before
Ec 11:10),
and full-grown youth. It marks the gradual progress in self-indulgence, to which the young especially are prone; they see the roses, but do not discover the thorns, until pierced by them. Religion will cost self-denial, but the want of it infinitely more
(Lu 14:28).
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10. 愁烦*——即以「愁烦」为终的私欲*，与「欢喜」、「心使你畅快」
(Ec 11:9)
相反，边注作「发怒」，即「你心所行的」一切道；「除掉」等等，便与「行」等等
(Ec 11:9)
相对。
*肉体*——指将「心」中属肉体的意念付诸行动的身体器官。
*幼年*——宜译作「孩童时期」；与
Ec 11:9
中第一个「青年」是同一希伯来文字。这是自我节制的动机：你所倚靠的青年精力，到时候必显为虚空，除非已献给神
(Ec 12:1)。
*青年*——字面作你日子的黎明。
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10. sorrow--that is, the lusts that end in "sorrow," opposed to "rejoice," and "heart cheer thee"
(Ec 11:9),
Margin, "anger," that is, all "ways of thine heart"; "remove," &c., is thus opposed to "walk in," &c.
(Ec 11:9).
flesh--the bodily organ by which the sensual thoughts of the "heart" are embodied in acts.
childhood--rather, "boyhood"; the same Hebrew word as the first, "youth" in
Ec 11:9.
A motive for self-restraint; the time is coming when the vigor of youth on which thou reliest, will seem vain, except in so far as it has been given to God
(Ec 12:1).
youth--literally, the dawn of thy days.
Ec 11:1-10。
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Ec 11:2
表明此处所教导的是行善（慈善）。
*粮食*——即五谷。正如主祷文所求，指身体与灵魂一切所需之物。所罗门在此回到
Ec 9:10
之意。
*水*——取象于撒种之俗：人乘船将种子撒入泛滥的尼罗河水或沼泽地中；水退之后，谷种在淤泥中便发苗生长
(Isa 32:20)。
「水」喻指多人，参
Ec 11:2； Re 17:15；
也指受助者似乎无望的境况；但至终必显明这些并未白费
(Isa 49:4)。