Mínshùjì 24:9

9 Tā dūn rú gōng shī , wò rú mǔ shī , shuí gǎn rĕ tā , fán gĕi nǐ zhùfú de , yuàn tā mĕng fú . fán zhòuzǔ nǐde , yuàn tā shòu zhòuzǔ .

Mínshùjì 24:9 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 24:9

He couched
Which may respect the posture of the armies of Israel in the plains of Moab:

he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion;
as he would do, and did in the land of Canaan, when conquered by Israel; they took up their residence on it quietly, and dwelt in it securely, and in no more fear of their enemies than a lion, which lays itself down and sleeps without concern anywhere:

who shall stir him up?
who dare do it? as it would be a very rash, bold, daring, and dangerous thing to rouse up a lion lying down; so it is suggested it would be alike to provoke Israel to war at some certain times, in the days of David more especially:

blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee;
which are the very words in which Isaac blessed Jacob, the ancestor of these people, ( Genesis 27:29 ) and which blessing is confirmed by Balaam against his will, and whereby he cursed himself instead of Israel; for though he could not curse him with words, he had cursed him in his heart, and would have done it verbally if he could ^F1.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 "Qui, quia non licuit, non facit, ille facit". Ovid.

Mínshùjì 24:9 In-Context

7 Shuǐ yào cóng tāde Tǒng lǐ liú chū . zhǒngzǐ yào sǎ zaì duō shuǐ zhī chǔ . tāde wáng bì chāo guō Yàjiǎ . tāde guó bìyào zhènxīng .

8 Shén lǐng tā chū Āijí . tā sìhu yǒu yĕ niú zhī lì . tā yào tūn chī dí guó , zhé duàn tāmende gútou , yòng jiàn shè tòu tāmen .

9 Tā dūn rú gōng shī , wò rú mǔ shī , shuí gǎn rĕ tā , fán gĕi nǐ zhùfú de , yuàn tā mĕng fú . fán zhòuzǔ nǐde , yuàn tā shòu zhòuzǔ .

10 Bā lè xiàng Bālán shēngqì , jiù pāi qǐ shǒu lái , duì Bālán shuō , wǒ zhào nǐ lái wéi wǒ zhòuzǔ chóudí , búliào , nǐ zhè sān cì jìng wéi tāmen zhùfú .

11 Rújīn nǐ kuaì huí bĕn dì qù ba . wǒ xiǎng shǐ nǐ de dà zūnróng , Yēhéhuá què zǔ zhǐ nǐ bùdé zūnróng .