(箴言 17:12)
“寧可遇見丟崽子的母熊，不可遇見正行愚妄的愚昧人。”
這是一個非常深刻的對比，提醒我們在日常生活中必須格外小心。
在古近東地區，母熊被視為最兇猛的野獸之一。當母熊發現自己的幼子不幸喪生時，那種絕望與憤怒會讓牠完全失控，對任何路人都極具威脅。
然而，聖經卻指出，那些道德敗壞、驕傲橫蠻且只顧私利的愚昧人，比發瘋的母熊更加危險。
這類愚昧人並非指智商高低，而是指那些行事不擇手段、損人不利己，且情緒完全失控的人。他們會破壞人際關係，毀掉身邊的事物。面對這種人，試圖溝通或勸導對方是徒勞無功的。因此，遇到這類危險人物時，唯一的應對方法就是迅速逃離，並透過禱告尋求上主的保護，求主賜予我們洞察力與智慧來辨別並保持距離。
(Proverbs 17:12)
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
This is a profound comparison that reminds us to be extremely cautious in our daily lives. In the ancient Near East, a mother bear was considered one of the most ferocious wild beasts. When a mother bear finds that her cubs have perished, her despair and rage cause her to lose all control, making her an immense threat to any passerby.
However, the Bible points out that a fool who is morally corrupt, arrogant, and self-serving is even more dangerous than a frenzied bear. This type of fool does not refer to someone with low intelligence, but rather to those who act without scruples, harming others without even benefiting themselves, and whose emotions are completely out of control. They destroy relationships and ruin everything around them. When facing such a person, attempting to communicate or advise them is futile. Therefore, when encountering this kind of dangerous individual, the only solution is to escape quickly and seek the Lord’s protection through prayer, asking Him to grant us the discernment and wisdom to identify them and maintain our distance.
