English term
giving a compensation
Rather than speculating about such uncertainties (see note on vv. 1–6), it is financially more prudent to explore multiple avenues for making one’s living and investing one’s resources (vv. 2, 6), which could involve ***giving a “portion” or “compensation”*** to several different areas (seven, or even to eight), because such diversification gives protection against unforeseen disaster in one or two of the areas.
What is the sense of "give a compensation to several different areas"?
| 4 +1 | don't put all your eggs in one basket...diversify |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 +2 | finding it again - compensation for acts of benevolence |
Peter Nicholson (X)
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Non-PRO (1): acetran
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Ireland
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Native in: English (Variants: Irish, UK, US, Canadian) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
don't put all your eggs in one basket...diversify
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Note added at 30 mins (2016-11-22 10:50:02 GMT)
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BECAUSE
"diversification gives protection against unforeseen disaster in one or two of the areas." i.e by spreading your investments into several areas you are also protecting yourself against risks in case one or other of those areas turn bad or sour.
7 is often seen as = 7 days of the week so it is a regular thing and 8 is another week starting so on an ongoing basis
several versions of this verse
http://www.biblestudytools.com/ecclesiastes/11-2-compare.htm...
This verse is often interpreted as being about giving charity and as "giving a portion" or share of provisions or wealth to 7 or 8 ...and interpreted as sharing with as many as possible when it is possible for you to do so as there may be risk and uncertainty later and you may be seeking charity yourself
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Note added at 36 mins (2016-11-22 10:56:14 GMT)
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commentaries here
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ecclesiastes/11-2.htm
to seven or even to eight =to (as) many (as possible)
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Note added at 5 days (2016-11-28 10:15:53 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
finding it again - compensation for acts of benevolence
The reference is to the words "find it again' in verse 1.
"finding it again represents others being kind in return": https://goo.gl/PMLrHf
"compensation for acts of benevolence": https://goo.gl/Q26a7x
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acetran
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Thank you.
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Thank you.
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