旧约 - 传道书(Ecclesiastes)第6章

I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men:
God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.
Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man--
even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
All man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others?
Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Whatever exists has already been named, and what man is has been known; no man can contend with one who is stronger than he.
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone?
传道书第六章   第 6 章 

  传 6:1-6> 有福不能享,我可不想落入这种景况…… 

  6:1-6 “神使他不能吃用”可能意味着那个人已经死了。即使人活了许多年,他的一生至终还是虚空的,因为他所积聚的一切终要留给别人。不论贫富,人人都会死。很多人想尽方法以延年益寿,增进健康;然而很少人会花费同样的时间和精神,来关注属灵的景况。如果我们单单致力于延长今生的寿命,而不采取神定的步骤去获得永生,我们的目光是何等短浅! 

  传 6:1-8:15> 世事难料,惟有神的心意不变! 

  6:1-8:15 在这段经文中,所罗门告诉我们,对神有正确的态度能帮助我们应付目前的不义。荣华富贵不一定是好的,而患难也不全是坏的。只有神永远是好的;如果我们按照祂的心意生活,就会心满意足。 

  传 6:6> 都归一个地方,是──? 

  6:6 “众人……都归一个地方去”意指人人都有一死。 

  传 6:9> 妄想啊,我会这样吗? 

  6:9 “心里妄想”是指人浪费时间去空想,希望得到他所没有的东西。 

  传 6:10> “比自己力大的”是指谁? 

  6:10 神知道并管理世上所发生的一切事情。尽管有时看来并非如此,祂确实是完全掌管我们的一生。既然创造我们的神完全知道我们,而且知道过去与未来,若我们仍然与祂争论,岂不是愚昧!(参耶 18:6 ;罗 9:19-24 ) 

  传 6:12> 人真能把握自己的命运吗?有人说不能,又有人说能,到底── 

  6:12 所罗门讲出了意味深长的真理──我们不能预测将来。他这样说是要反驳人能控制自己命运的观念。只有神知道在我们身上会发生什么事。正因为没有人知道未来,所以我们都要好好地过每一天,也应在一切的计划上仰望神,而不仅是展望将来。──《灵修版圣经注释》