Payback
29
And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me!
I’ll get even with them!”
30
I walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
31
I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.
It was covered with weeds,
and its walls were broken down.
The first proverb is like the Golden Rule but in reverse. Instead of “Do unto others as you would have them do to you,” it says, “Do not do to others as they have done to you.” Both are wise pieces of advice, even though they’re worded differently.
Verses 30 and 31 warn against being lazy. Unlike the fatalistic thinking that says “What will be, will be,” Proverbs encourages people to work and actively participate in God’s creation.
Think about this: What if someone hurt you deeply? Shouldn’t you get revenge? No, another proverb reminds us that vengeance belongs to God, not us.
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