Lièwángjìshang 20:11

11 Yǐ sè liè wáng shuō, nǐ gào su tā shuō, cái dǐng kuī guàn jiǎ dė, xīu yào xiàng zhāi kuī xiè jiǎ dė kuā kǒu。

Lièwángjìshang 20:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 11 And the king of Israel answered and said
Very mildly and very wisely:

tell him, let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he
that putteth it off;
that is, he that prepares for the battle as he that has got the victory; the sense is, let no man triumph before the battle is over and the victory won; the events of war are uncertain; the battle is not always to the strong.

Lièwángjìshang 20:11 In-Context

9 Gù cǐ, yǐ sè liè wáng duì biàn hā dá dė shǐ zhě shuō, nǐ mėn gào su wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng shuō, wáng tóu yī cì chà qiǎn rén xiàng PŪ rén suǒ yào dė, PŪ rén dōu yī cóng。 dàn zhè cì suǒ yào dė, wǒ bù néng yī cóng。 shǐ zhě jìu qù huí fù biàn hā dá。
10 Biàn hā dá yòu chà qiǎn rén qù jiàn yà hā shuō, sā MǍ lì yà dė chén tǔ ruò gòu gēn cóng wǒ dė rén měi rén pěng yī pěng dė, yuàn shén míng zhòng zhòng dė jiàng fá yǔ wǒ。
11 Yǐ sè liè wáng shuō, nǐ gào su tā shuō, cái dǐng kuī guàn jiǎ dė, xīu yào xiàng zhāi kuī xiè jiǎ dė kuā kǒu。
12 Biàn hā dá hé zhū wáng zhèng zài zhàng mù lǐ hē jǐu, tīng jiàn zhè huà, jìu duì tā chén PŪ shuō, bǎi duì ba。 tā mėn jìu bǎi duì gōng chéng。
13 yǒu yī gè xiān zhī lái jiàn yǐ sè liè wáng yà hā, shuō, YÉ hé huá rú cǐ shuō, zhè yī dà qún rén nǐ kàn jiàn lė ma? jīn rì wǒ bì jiāng tā mėn jiāo zài nǐ shǒu lǐ, nǐ jìu zhī dào wǒ shì YÉ hé huá。
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