Give: i.e. in charity.
a portion: i.e.. portion of the bread of Ecclesiastes 11:1.
seven... eight. An idiomatic phrase denoting several or many, like the idiom "once... twice". several times (Job 33:14.Psalms 62:11; Psalms 62:11); "twice... thrice". often (Job 33:29; Isaiah 17:6); "three and four". frequently, or many (Exodus 20:5; Exodus 34:7; Proverbs 30:15; Proverbs 30:18; Proverbs 30:21.Amos 1:3; Amos 1:6; Amos 1:9; Amos 1:11; Amos 1:13; Amos 2:1; Amos 2:4; Amos 2:6); "four and five" (Isaiah 17:6); "six and seven". many (Job 5:19); "seven and eight" (Micah 5:5).
what evil. As the verb is Masculine but "evil" is feminine, render "what will prove. misfortune".
evil. misfortune. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.
upon the earth. See note on Ecclesiastes 5:2.