(箴言 14:29)
“不輕易發怒的，大有聰明．性情暴躁的，大顯愚妄。”
在希伯來原文中，不輕易發怒形容的是一個人擁有非常長、非常長的鼻子。在當時的文化裡，憤怒被形象化地描述為鼻子冒火。如果一個人的鼻子非常長，當心中的怒火燃起時，火氣需要經過漫長的通道才能排出來，這個過程需要很長時間，火氣到那時也快熄滅了。擁有這種「長鼻子」特質的人會獲得聰明，也就是洞察力，能讓他們看清事情的全貌，冷靜地分析現狀，從而在各種情況中得勝。
相反地，希伯來文形容性情暴躁的人為呼吸短促。這種人怒火爆發得非常快，一旦動怒就大顯愚妄，這意味著他們在向周圍所有人宣告自己是個無法控制情緒、性情暴躁的人。在情緒失控的情況下，人會被怒火遮眼，看不清事情的真相，在與人爭辯或溝通時極易失敗。因此，我們要學習沉得住氣，求主賜予力量讓我們能擁有那象徵寬容的長鼻子，學會控制情緒，不輕易動怒，如此才能在生活中得勝。
(Proverbs 14:29)
“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”
In the original Hebrew, the phrase slow to wrath describes a person possessing a very, very long nose. Within the culture of that time, anger was figuratively described as fire coming from the nostrils. If a person has a very long nose, when the fire of anger ignites in their heart, the heat must travel through a long passage before it can be released. This process takes a long time, and by then, the fire is nearly extinguished. Those who possess this long nose trait gain understanding, which is the insight that allows them to see the full picture of a situation and analyze the current state of affairs calmly, thereby achieving victory in various circumstances.
Conversely, the Hebrew text describes a person with a hasty spirit as having short breath. The anger of such a person erupts very quickly, and once they lose their temper, they exalt folly. This means they are announcing to everyone around them that they are someone who cannot control their emotions and possesses a violent temperament. In a state of losing emotional control, a person’s eyes are blinded by rage, making them unable to see the truth of the matter. This makes it extremely easy to fail when arguing or communicating with others. Therefore, we must learn to stay calm and ask the Lord to grant us the strength to possess that long nose symbolizing tolerance. By learning to control our emotions and not being easily provoked to anger, we can achieve victory in our lives.
