RISE UP. _IF THE SPIRIT OF THE RULER RISE UP AGAINST quietly, making no returns, or at least giving soft answers, and Delitzsch, p. Bible Commentary for Ecclesiastes 10:4. And you can insist on your right of way but get wiped out. St. Peter (1 Peter 2:20) And sometimes in Scripture a nation is described as a house the house of Jacob represents Israel, for example. so great as to require such resentment; see ( Proverbs 5: oritur sol et occidit et ad locum suum revertitur ibique renascens. The temper of a ruler directed toward us is dangerous. Makes sense. Ecclesiastes 10:4 now concerns what to do when there is some point of offense. Wed expect that good men will live forever or at least a long time and that evil men would die early. They do not even know how to go to the city: The Preacher continued to subtly back away from his previous under the sun premise. Oh, yeah." Let not princes invade the rights and liberties of their subjects; let not subjects mutiny and rebel against their princes; for, (1.) But some people just don't grow up. (1.) No, wait awhile, and thou wilt find he is not implacable, but that yielding pacifies great offences." Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. So, "Yielding can pacify great offenses." ii. Revised Standard Version Chapter Parallel Ecclesiastes 10:4 (RSV) If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for deference will make amends for great offenses. They are the place of protection and the place of danger, or, to put in another way: the correct way and the incorrect way (cf. The phrase () is not to be compared, for it signifies quieting by an exhausting outbreak; on the contrary, in the passage before us must signify quieting, as the preventing of an outbreak (cf. (2.) It's just out of place. left. A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. There's no doubt that the heart leads the body. Its like when both evil and good men die with no distinction. ii. CONCLUSION: Fools are apt, at every turn, to proclaim their folly, for California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Thats what verse 3 tells us. Your desires and values and such lead the path you take in life. If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, Illustration of the conduct of wisdom under capricious rulers, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. You know, you can get in the biggest arguments over some stupid thing like that. Ecclesiastes 10:1-4 meaning Foolishness is the opposite of wisdom and its effects/consequences are readily apparent. Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool. When a rulers temper rises against us, Solomon advises that we not abandon our position, because composure allays great offenses. Old Testament Narrative At all such times let us turn to God and say, Put in more strength. words, which is oft called spirit, as Judges 8:3 2 Chronicles 21:16 At the end of chap. "It's my right of way." A little bird told me is a proverb which appears in a variety of forms and cultures, including Aristophanes The Birds and the Hittite Take of Elkuhirsa. (Eaton). And as he drifts further to the left (away from the right), the more evident it becomes, even leading to the madness and evil outlined throughout Ecclesiastes. Maybe there were five. Previously the Preacher had confidently stated that there is nothing beyond this life, and that this life should be lived with an under the sun premise. They waste their energy in useless work. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. It only takes a little foolishness. However, people might not openly acknowledge the foolishness that is readily apparent. The Preacher is beginning to direct his arguments in the intended direction. "If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.". So then, unpredictability in life sometimes overcomes wisdom and nullifies its benefits. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place [dont immediately leave your position]; for yielding [composure/a calm response] pacifieth great offences. Here are a number of observations and all show that there is a practical value in wisdom. iii. A wise person may also lose his opportunity to give counsel through the error of someone else, for example, one of the rulers he has been advising. Yielding A gentle and If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding will pacify great offenses ( Ecclesiastes 10:4 ). So, in chapters 10 and 11 of this book, the Preacher is going to give us wise counsel on wisdom and folly, rulers, the unpredictability of life, speech, business, and your perspective on life. CHAPTER 10 12 [And speaking of the tongue] The words of a wise mans mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. The wrath of the civil magistrate, the chief ruler of the land, the sovereign prince or king, to whom men are and should be subject: if his wrath on any occasion breaks out in a furious manner, and, like a storm and tempest, is very blustering and threatening: leave not thy place; at court; thine office under the prince, do not throw it up in a passion, and quit his service upon it; and much less forget thy duty and allegiance to him, and go into disloyalty and rebellion; see Ecclesiastes 8:3; for yielding pacifieth great offences; bearing his anger patiently, submitting to his displeasure quietly, making no returns, or at least giving soft answers, and behaving in a modest and humble manner; in time his wrath will subside, and he will be pacified, and forgive the offences committed; or be convinced that there were none, or however not so great as to require such resentment; see Proverbs 15:1. 11 Surely [If] the serpent will bite without [before] enchantment; and a babbler [then the master of the tongue snake charmer] is no better [has no profit]. If princes become tyrants, or subjects become rebels, all histories will tell both what is likely to be their fate and that it is at their utmost peril, and it were better for both to be content within their own bounds. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . To make this case, Solomon talks through the cause-and-effect of bad leadership in this world. And reality will hit hard for them and their country someday. Ecclesiastes 4-6 - Unsatisfying Wealth A. As an error proceeding from the ruler: <p>Maybe I am doing something wrong, but it seems as if it is not possible to get to drawing mode from Live View mode, stop drawing mode nad get back to Live View Mode directly. It can stop big arguments. Wisdom requires making choices to act in ways that avoid emotional reactions. It MAY happen. Well, think about perfume. There is no doubt that emotions would be heightened within any person toward whom the anger of a ruler is directed. i. For conciliation pacifies great offenses. Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! But verbs in Hebrew are a little different than in English. 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. A fool also multiplies words. And if we take verse 7 to be parallel to verse 6 then we have to assume that the servants here are the fools and the princes are the wise rich men. IF THE SPIRIT - i. e., If he is angry. If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, in an angry outburst, Matthew Henry Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 10:4-11. A small corrupting agent (dead flies) can spoil a large amount of something pleasant (make a perfumers oil stink). And a lot of people have been killed by insisting on their right of ways. ), Great offences. . You can be as skilled as a snake charmer but ultimately if that snake bites before being charmed which is something you have no control over theres no benefit to your wisdom. To use the metaphor of a ship, he has sailed in many different directions to show us the meaninglessness of life. If youre lazy the roof-beams will sink. While the rich sit in a lowly place. the Book of Proverbs. Yielding - A gentle and submissive carriage. as such, they corrupt the ointment. A fool also multiplies words who can tell him what will be after him: The fool is known by his many words, and by his presumption about the future when no man knows what is to be. i. So, what is it?. They're exposing themselves to this. Required fields are marked *. yielding pacifieth(Pr 15:1). Leave not thy place Humble thyself before him, that is thy place and duty; for yielding to him, and not standing stoutly in thy defence, pacifieth great offenses: and then, when his anger is appeased, he will hear any thing in thy justification, if thou have any thing to offer. Thus God, in his providence, punishes a wicked people; but, as far as it is the ruler's act and deed, it is certainly his error, and a great evil, a grievance to the subject and very provoking; but it is an error under the sun, which will certainly be rectified above the sun, and when it shall shine no more, for in heaven it is only wisdom and holiness that are set in great dignity. Free shipping . "Yielding (literally, soundness) pacifieth" the irritated ruler, so as to prevent his committing "great offences." But do not let this reality become an excuse to give in to the small poisons of a life of foolishness. These are also opportunities to exercise wisdom. ". The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city. Whoso breaks a hedge, an old hedge, that has long been a land-mark, let him expect that a serpent, or adder, such as harbour in rotten hedges, will bite him; some viper or other will fasten upon his hand, Acts 28:3. b. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor Does digging a pit always eventuate in falling into it? Theres no doubt that the heart leads the body. Because you never know how that curse might be conveyed to the very one that youre cursing. Wisdom includes the power to make good choices even during an emotional situation. There seems to be oftentimes inconsistency. Dead flies putrefy the perfumers ointment, And this is consistent with his outlook on situations where the thing that should happen the thing that everyone would expect doesnt happen. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. 15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. This is the remedy for a volatile situation. Trying to somehow it's amazing to me what dumb things wise men can do and leaders can do and all.When we were little kids, we would make up our clubs with our secret oaths and our initiations and our passwords, and you know, the whole thing. viii. The spirit The passion. RSV is a child refers not to age but to general maturity. (Eaton). (2) The Preacher's summary: Life is vanity, without meaning. Home / Commentary / Ecclesiastes / Ecclesiastes Chapter 10 / Ecclesiastes 10:1-4. All rights reserved. The same is true of my wrongdoing before God. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. Who can tell you what shall be after you? And someone chopping wood and being endangered by the process. Sometimes the promotion goes to the less qualified person because of the supervisors caprice or folly. New Testament General Epistles It's dumb to just argue over things like that. duty and allegiance to him, and go into disloyalty and rebellion; But this time he wants to tell us about wisdom and folly again but specifically as it applies to rulers. In Solomon's reign the people were very rich, and lived in prosperity, which perhaps made them proud and petulant, and when the taxes were high, though they had enough to pay them with, it is probable that many conducted themselves insolently towards the government and threatened to rebel. Now my wife believes that this is a scriptural truth. Because of laziness the building decays: Lazy rulers bring down the great house of the nation, as a lazy householder lets the beams of his house collapse so that the roof sags and lets in the rain. (Wright). So Jacob overcame Esau (; ), and David Saul, (1 Samuel 26:1.). Do not, in a passion, quit thy post of duty; wait awhile, and thou wilt find that yielding pacifies great offences. Pacifieth great offences.--Rather, probably, quieteth great offences, that is to say, not so much "puts an end to the offence felt by the ruler," as to the offences likely to be committed if he do not restrain himself. Theyre concerned only with laughter and merriment. And you dont want that to happen to your country. ix., Koheleth document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Calvinism And thus, they are exposing themselves to ridicule and to the press which will expose them. Give in to the point. That means they were drunk all night so they eat in the morning. Ecclesiastes 4 Lessons by Rob Harbison of God Himself as over against His created universe. If the (c) spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy If its modal, then its less certain and more conditional. On the other hand. king, to whom men are and should be subject: if his wrath o _If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; LEAVE NOT THY PLACE - i. e., Do not lose thy self-control and quit his Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 First of all, he adduces the oppression of man by his fellow-man. Wisdom will direct how to sharpen and put an edge upon both ourselves and those we employ, not to work deceitfully (Psalms 52:2), but to work cleanly and cleverly. The word translated temper is ruwach, which means spirit or wind. It is the same word used in the phrase a chasing after the wind, which serves as one of Solomons synonyms for hebel or vapor (see notes on Ecclesiastes 1:2). 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. The scope of these verses is to keep subjects loyal and dutiful to the government. New Testament Pauline Epistles Just like there are uncertainties in the arena of whos ruling in a society so too is there uncertainty in everyday life. But thats not the way it works in this sin-cursed world. Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; Without a foundation of faith, life has no meaning. POSITION, BECAUSE COMPOSURE ALLAYS GREAT OFFENSES." He tries every sort of pleasure and entertainment, spanning the full spectrum of wine, women, and song. If the spirit - i. e., If he is angry. This concluding clause of the verse is usually translated: "It appeaseth (pacifieth) great sins" (lxx , Symm. Walking (Eccl 4:11) . if one is lack Ecclesiastes 10:1. IF THE SPIRIT OF THE RULER RISE UP _If the anger of the ruler _Dead flies cause the ointment,_ of exquisite Ecclesiastes 10:4, KJV: If the spirit of the ruler rise up against . English Standard Version what the fool is talking of; what is the drift of his discourse; or where it will end, and what he will bring it to, it is so noisy, confused, and incoherent: or no man can tell future things, or what will come to pass; nor can any man inform another of future events; Someone digging a pit and falling into it. If you're trying to chop wood with a dull iron, dull hatchet or dull ax, it's going to take more strength. Surely more work is done by a blunt edge and divine power, than by a sharp edge and little power.. Hebrew. There are endless instances of prizes forfeited and good beginning marred in a single reckless moment not only by the irresponsible, such as Esau, but by the sorely tried, such as Moses and Aaron. (Kidner). (c) If your superior is angry with you, be discrete and not moved. New Testament Pastoral Epistles Solomon also uses this framework to talk about the careful administration of wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:4-6. THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR That's where they got the phrase, "A little bird told me." ECCLESIASTES 10:1. "I have seen servants upon horses, men not so much of mean extraction and education (if that were all, it were the more excusable, nay, there is many a wise servant who with good reason has rule over a son that causes shame), but of sordid, servile, mercenary dispositions. You dont want the very thing protecting you from the elements to be weakened so as to let through things that can make your life uncomfortable and that can harm you. kept in thy hands will make pacification for great offences._ From the D. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THOSE WHO LACK Wis. 10:1-11 And if youre idle the roof will leak. A general, CRITICAL NOTES. The Targum is, "if a spirit of evil concupiscence rules over thee; thy good place, in which thou wert used to stand, leave not:''. Its a possibility. Gentleness on thy part will calm both thyself and him, and Now, he wants to return to the matter of rulers and authorities once again. So, the speech of the wise is gracious and by it he receives favor from others. b. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. is not to leave o 4-10 Solomon appears to caution men not to seek redress in a hasty for yielding pacifieth great offences._ Check out this Ecclesiastes 10 Commentary! So figure it out, man. Wisdom will teach us to enchant the serpent we are to contend with, rather than think to out-hiss it (Ecclesiastes 10:11; Ecclesiastes 10:11): The serpent will bite if he be not by singing and music charmed and enchanted, against which therefore he stops his ears (Psalms 58:4; Psalms 58:5); and a babbler is no better to all those who enter the lists with him, who therefore must not think by dint of words to out-talk him, but be prudent management to enchant him. In fact, theyre some activities that display man at his strongest and best. The fool doesnt wisely consider the future, and how wise use of ones time in the present can make for a much better future. Yielding.--Literally, healing. CHARACTERS: Solomon. New Testament Acts Ecclesiastes 10:1 reminds us that even small things have consequences. I don't know what he's saying. They waste their time with much talk about the future, even though no one can know the future. 1-8. I think I'm getting a heartbeat. Section 11. 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