1. :- 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 ( :- ). 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 ( :- ). "Waters" express multitudes, so Ecclesiastes 11:2 ; Revelation 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 ( Revelation 17:15- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
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