2018年1月23日 星期二

傳道書9:13-18



9:13 我見日光之下有一樣智慧,據我看乃是廣大,
9:14
就是有一小城,其中的人數稀少,有大君王來攻擊,修築營壘,將城圍困。
9:15
城中有一個貧窮的智慧人,他用智慧救了那城,卻沒有人記念那窮人。
9:16
我就說,智慧勝過勇力;然而那貧窮人的智慧被人藐視,他的話也無人聽從。
9:17
寧可在安靜之中聽智慧人的言語,不聽掌管愚昧人的喊聲。
9:18
智慧勝過打仗的兵器;但一個罪人能敗壞許多善事。

13 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me: 14 There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
    than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war,

    but one sinner destroys much good.

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    傳道者說到人窮很無奈的事,雖然有智慧,可以拯救全城的人免受圍城的危機。但是,沒有人注意他,沒有人來請教他。反倒是讓那些無能的人,因為錯誤的決定而壞了大事!

    這也告訴我們,不要輕視那些貧窮或是人看為下賤的人,這些人反而是上帝拯救眾人的來源!因為真正智慧的人是在患難與貧窮的當中,養尊處優的人,反倒是沒有任何所長!

    看看早期的基督徒,他們在患難和貧窮以及逼迫中,不斷的被鍛煉,使得基督徒發揮改變世界的力量,可以使羅馬政府從迫害基督徒,改變成皇帝也是基督徒,這就是上帝大能的作為呢!


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