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[ 전도서 10:1 - 10:11 ] (찬송314장)

지혜와 우매 

1죽은 파리들이 향기름을 악취가 나게 만드는 것 같이 적은 우매가 지혜와 존귀를 난처하게 만드느니라 2지혜자의 마음은 오른쪽에 있고 우매자의 마음은 왼쪽에 있느니라 3우매한 자는 길을 갈 때에도 지혜가 부족하여 각 사람에게 자기가 우매함을 말하느니라 4주권자가 네게 분을 일으키거든 너는 네 자리를 떠나지 말라 공손함이 큰 허물을 용서 받게 하느니라

 우매가 부른 재난 

 5내가 해 아래에서 한 가지 재난을 보았노니 곧 주권자에게서 나오는 허물이라 6우매한 자가 크게 높은 지위들을 얻고 부자들이 낮은 지위에 앉는도다 7또 내가 보았노니 종들은 말을 타고 고관들은 종들처럼 땅에 걸어 다니는도다

 예상치 못한 삶의 재난 

 8함정을 파는 자는 거기에 빠질 것이요 담을 허는 자는 뱀에게 물리리라 9돌들을 떠내는 자는 그로 말미암아 상할 것이요 나무들을 쪼개는 자는 그로 말미암아 위험을 당하리라 10철 연장이 무디어졌는데도 날을 갈지 아니하면 힘이 더 드느니라 오직 지혜는 성공하기에 유익하니라 11주술을 베풀기 전에 뱀에게 물렸으면 술객은 소용이 없느니라

[ Ecclesiastes 10:1 - 10:11 ]

1Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.2 A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.3 Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:6 folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.7 I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.8 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.9 He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who splits logs is endangered by them.10 If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, he must use more strength, but wisdom helps one to succeed.11 If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.  

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

The preacher saw that people mistakenly raised up foolish leaders while lowering the wise. He believed that the most important quality of a leader was the ability to appoint the right people. Appointing the wrong person could lead the person who had appointed them to ruin. The blunt iron (foolish) would suffer and be bitten by the untrained serpent (wicked) without gaining any advantage. This was in contrast to the wise who constantly devoted their attention to righteous deeds and helped rulers to rule successfully (vv. 1-10).  

What lesson is God teaching me?

V. 1 The honour that one has spent a lifetime building up can be destroyed in a moment. Communities of people, as well as individuals, need to be wary of dead flies that can make perfume smell foul. What is the ‘dead fly’ that is causing you to emit an unpleasant smell? 

Vv. 5-10 For rulers, a good council is everything. Discovering wise and righteous people and appointing them to the right positions is hugely beneficial not just to the ruler but to all the people. Let’s pray for a leader with this quality. Let’s ourselves become wise workers who benefit those who appoint us. 

Prayer

Lord, help me not to follow the example of this wicked world but to devote myself only to righteous deeds.