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传道书 4:4-6 含义

接下来在所罗门虚空捕风的发现中,他观察到比较和竞争是日光之下所有劳碌灵巧的源泉。人类的努力是邻舍竞争的结果,人类的行为着眼于他人的所做所想。我们天生就喜欢彼此竞争。

正如所罗门所观察的所有事物一样,这也是虚空也是捕风。我们今日给某人留下影响,明日他们和他们的成就就消逝、被人忘记。那么重点是什么呢?

这里的两个词劳碌灵巧有着相反的含义。希伯来文译为劳碌的词是 amal,是令人厌烦的工作,通常被译为 "劳苦"。被译为灵巧的词,具有成功的含义。每一份成功和失败,实际上是我们试图衡量的所有事情,都是竞争的结果。我们对胜利的定义是在与他人的比较中下定的。这是虚空。今天我赢了,明天你赢了,然后一切都衰败,被人忘记。谁在乎呢?

另一方面,我们什么也做不了。可以说,甚至更糟糕。捕风听起来确实比吃自己的肉更好,这正是懒惰人的懒惰所流露的。不作为是愚昧人的生活方式。愚昧人抱着手,吃自己的肉

那么我们该怎么办呢?答案似乎是享受我们的劳碌。与其迷恋嫉妒我们的邻舍,不如在生命中找到些许平衡。百分之百劳碌的生命是捕风。一把手满了安静,另一把手满了劳碌,强如两把手都满了劳碌。只有工作没有享乐就是捕风

懒惰是自我毁灭,但是安静/休息是神的设计,安息日就是安静休息的原则。我们需要健康的休息和工作平衡,只有避免沉迷竞争,这种平衡才有可能。

所罗门在这段经文的应用与我们当为讨神喜悦而做工的圣经教导相联系 (歌罗西书 3:23)。当我们遵循神的工作秘诀和榜样时,就会纳入一个安息日的因素休息/安静。若我们唯一的目标是战胜竞争者,就无法允许自己有任何的休息。若我们成为工作狂,就会忘记享受工作。"人莫强如吃喝,告诉自己劳碌是有益的" (传道书 2:24)。

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