Footnotes

1. Ecclesiastes 11:1 Qoheleth calls upon us to take risks. This alone depends on us, while everything else remains in the mystery of God. Qoheleth has called upon us to trust in God without having recourse to pathetic discourses and taught us the true hope, one based on the proof of facts.
2. Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters: a summons to be adventurous like those who braved the rigors of seagoing trade and achieved wealth (see Prov 11:24).
3. Ecclesiastes 11:2 Share with seven or with eight: this may refer to sharing our resources with others or to avoiding putting all our eggs in one basket.