旧约 - 箴言(Proverbs)第30章

The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh--an oracle: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal:
"I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man's understanding.
I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Tell me if you know!
"Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
"Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die:
Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
"Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will pay for it.
"There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from among mankind.
"The leech has two daughters. 'Give! Give!' they cry. "There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!':
the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, 'Enough!'
"The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
"There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.
"This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'
"Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,
an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.
"Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
coneys are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.
"There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;
a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king with his army around him.
"If you have played the fool and exalted yourself, or if you have planned evil, clap your hand over your mouth!
For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife."
箴言第三十章   第 30 章 

  箴 30:1> 亚古珥是何人? 

  30:1 有关这一章箴言的出处并不清楚,对于亚古珥的事我们也所知不多,只知他是一位聪明的教师,他可能是利慕伊勒王的国民(参 31:1 注释)。 

  箴 30:2-4> 这些问题还有人提过吗? 

  30:2-4 因为神的无限,祂本性之中的某些方面,对人来说始终是奥秘。试将这段的问题和神问约伯的问题相比,就可见一斑(参伯 38-41 章)。 

  箴 30:4> “他的儿子”是指神的儿子吧── 

  30:4 有些学者认为这里所提到的儿子就是神的儿子,是弥赛亚道成肉身以前的形态。祂在神创立地的根基以前,参与了创造世界的工作。这世界是藉着主基督造的(参西 1:16-17 )。 

  箴 30:7-9> “不贫穷,也不富足”,也是我所求的生活水准吗? 

  30:7-9 人太富裕固然危险,但太贫穷也是一样,贫穷会损害灵命与身体的健康。但是,富足也不能从根本上解决问题。主耶稣指出,财主进神的国极难(参太 19:23-24 )。我们要像保罗一样,知道怎样处卑贱,也知道怎样处丰富(参腓 4:12 )。如果我们“也不贫穷,也不富足”的话,我们易积极地靠神生活。 

  箴 30:13> 骄傲的人看不起别人,我是否也会“眼皮高举”? 

  30:13 这句话指骄傲狂妄的人瞧不起别人。 11 至 14 节是描述傲慢之人的四种言行举止。 

  箴 30:15-33> 神会藉着祂所造的向我们说话,求神赐我观察领悟的心…… 

  30:15-33 “有三种……连……共有四样”是圣经的诗体格式,是指以上所列的还不够完全的意思。这位箴言作者极其留心地观察这个世界,他更邀请读者,一起去仔细观察大自然。 

  箴 30:24-28> 从这些幼小的昆虫、动物身上你得到哪些启示? 

  30:24-28 蚂蚁虽小,却能教导我们备粮防荒;沙番(獾)软弱,却能教导我们建造;蝗虫能教导我们合作、有秩序;守宫(蜥蜴)则教导我们英勇无畏。──《灵修版圣经注释》