傳道書 11:10

10 所 以 ， 你 當 從 心 中 除 掉 愁 煩 ， 從 肉 體 克 去 邪 惡 ； 因 為 一 生 的 開 端 和 幼 年 之 時 ， 都 是 虛 空 的 。

傳道書 11:10 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart
Worldly sorrow, as opposed to lawful mirth and cheerfulness, and especially to spiritual joy: or "anger" ^F26, as the word may be rendered, and often is; either at the providence of God, or at the correction of friends; all perturbations of the mind; all fierceness of spirit, and fiery passions, to which youthful age is subject: or all those things, as Jarchi observes, that provoke God to anger; sinful lusts and pleasures, the end and issue of which also is sorrow to men; and which agrees with our version; and put away evil from thy flesh;
or body; such as intemperance and uncleanness, to which young men are addicted: the advice is much the same, in both clauses, with that of the apostle's, "flee youthful lusts", ( 2 Timothy 2:22 ) . Jarchi interprets this of the evil concupiscence; for childhood and youth [are] vanity;
which quickly pass away; come into manhood, and soon slide into old age, and are gone presently, and all things within that compass: all actions done in that age are for the most part vain and foolish; and all the delights, joys, and pleasures thereof, vanishing and transitory. The last word ^F1, used to express the juvenile age, either is akin to a word which signifies the "morning"; youth being the morning and dawn of man's age, and increases as that; and as soon as it is peep of day with him, or he enters into life, he possesses vanity: or as having the signification of "blackness"; because, as Jarchi observes, the head of a young man is black: and so the Targum,

``childhood, and the days of blackness of hair, are vanity;''

whereas the hair of an aged man is gray.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 (oek) "iram", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus; "indignationem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Gejerus; "God's anger", Broughton.
F1 (twrxvh) "ortus" Junius & Tremellius; "aurora", Cocceius, Gejerus, so Aben Ezra and Ben Melech; "dies nigredinis pili"; so the Targum, and Abendana.

傳道書 11:10 In-Context

8 人 活 多 年 ， 就 當 快 樂 多 年 ； 然 而 也 當 想 到 黑 暗 的 日 子 。 因 為 這 日 子 必 多 ， 所 要 來 的 都 是 虛 空 。

9 少 年 人 哪 ， 你 在 幼 年 時 當 快 樂 。 在 幼 年 的 日 子 ， 使 你 的 心 歡 暢 ， 行 你 心 所 願 行 的 ， 看 你 眼 所 愛 看 的 ； 卻 要 知 道 ， 為 這 一 切 的 事 ， 　 神 必 審 問 你 。

10 所 以 ， 你 當 從 心 中 除 掉 愁 煩 ， 從 肉 體 克 去 邪 惡 ； 因 為 一 生 的 開 端 和 幼 年 之 時 ， 都 是 虛 空 的 。