旧约 - 约伯记(Job)第17章

My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
"Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
"God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.
My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
"But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.
My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart.
These men turn night into day; in the face of darkness they say, 'Light is near.'
If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or 'My sister,'
where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
Will it go down to the gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?"
约伯记第十七章   第 17 章 

  伯 17:10> 对有名望的专家、学者,你会不会有些盲目的迷信? 

  17:10 约伯的三位朋友因智慧而享有名望,但约伯从他们身上找不到智慧。神支持约伯的话,责备他们错误地描绘祂。显然这些人的观点是错的,他们认为,因为他们又富裕又成功,所以神一定喜悦他们的生活和思维方式。然而约伯告诉他的朋友,他们的想法是错误的,因为世上的成功和富有不是对神有信心的凭据。反之,烦恼和痛苦也不是没有信心的证明。真正有智慧的人知道智慧仅源于神,而不是来自人的失败或成功;真正有智慧的人从不抛弃神。神的智慧证明祂是超越约伯和他所有朋友的。 

  伯 17:15> 约伯绝望的感叹错在哪里? 

  17:15 约伯放弃了恢复昔日财富和家庭的希望,并沉溺在死亡及它带来的悲痛与痛苦之中。约伯的朋友所描述的奖赏都是关于今生的。对死后生命的前景,他们却沉默不语。我们不该用当今世界的眼光去评估自己的生命,因为神对属祂的人应许给予永无止境的美好未来。──《灵修版圣经注释》