Cast your bread upon the waters: for you shall find it after many days.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Waters. Sow thy seed where it may produce a good crop. (Calmet)
Be charitable to all, Luke vi. 30. Indiscrete faciendum bene. (St. Jerome)
Assist those in distress, (Calmet) even though they may be ungrateful, or unable to make a return, Luke xiv. 12. (Tirinus)
In this third part we are exhorted to serve God with perseverance. Of all virtues, the works of mercy avail most, Matthew xxv. (Worthington)