Ecclesiastes 11:4 says, He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.  I believe Solomon was once again speaking of living by faith, even in our giving.  I believe farmers must live by the faith that their efforts are going to pay off.  They cannot let the wind or rain determine their efforts, but must sow with the belief that conditions will prove right for a good harvest.  Even when one year fails to produce a good crop, the farmer comes back in faith of a good harvest the next year.  The same is true for our helping others.  We cannot continue to wait for everything to be perfect, but must give when the need arises.  If we wait for the perfect time, we will never give.  If our giving does not produce the results we hoped for, we cannot allow that to cause us to not give in the future.  We must give with faith in God to produce the outcome.  Verse five says, As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.  We today may think we know more about the way the human body grows in the womb.  We may even think we can create life on our own, but we must acknowledge that we do not know how the body and soul are united.  We likewise cannot know all the works of God Who created it all.  We will never be able to take nothing and make something.  We will never be able to breath the breath of life into a person created from the dust of the earth.  No matter how brilliant scientists may think they are, they always work with something and have yet to create something from nothing. Verse six says, In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.  I believe that Solomon was still speaking of helping others.  I would say charity, but charity has taken on such a negative connotation.  We should be ready to help others, no matter the time of day, or as Matthew Henry says, our age.  We can never be certain that our help will have the desired results, but we can never allow that to prevent us from giving.