Proverbs 10
새 해 결심이 잘 지켜지고 있다. 오늘도 영어 성경 필사로 하루를 시작한다. 오홋. 잘하고 있다. 새 해 목표가 운동과 필사였다. 어제저녁 운동도 했고 오늘 아침 이렇게 필사도 한다. 이런 식으로 하루하루 쌓아가면 된다. 신앙 여부를 떠나 성경 통독은 한 번 해야 하지 않겠는가. 매 해 하다 멈추고 하다 멈추고 했는데 금년엔 한 번 끝까지 해볼까? 작심삼일이면 어떠랴. 결심했다는 게 중요하고 다만 며칠이건 실행한다는 게 멋진 거다. 일거양득을 노릴 양으로 난 그 성경 통독을 영어로 한다. 하하 나의 삶 원하는 대로! 내키는 대로!
1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. 3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. 4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
thwart 좌절시키다.
craving 갈망, 열망
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. 6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. 7 The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
overwhelm 제압하다.
8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. 9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. 10 Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin. 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
integrity 진실성
12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense. 14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin. 15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
rod 막대, 회초리
16 The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death. 17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. 18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. 19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.
heed 남의 충고에 주의를 기울이다.
discipline 규율, 훈육
slander 모략, 중상, 비방
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. 22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it. 23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
toil 노역, 고역. 힘들게 일하다.
scheme 계획, 책략.
24 What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted. 25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. 26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
dread 몹시 무서워하다.
overtake 추월하다. 불시에 닥치다.
grant 승인하다. 인정하다. 허락하다.
sluggard 나태한 사람
27 The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. 28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. 29 The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land. 31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced. 32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
perverse 삐뚤어진, 삐딱한.
(사진: 꽃 뜰)