DAY 6
Cry Out for Understanding
기원전 10~4세기
ORIGINAL
כִּי אִם לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא
📜 THE VERSE
If you long to understand, raise your voice and call out for insight.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Have I only waited for wisdom to arrive, without ever earnestly seeking it?
📝Reflection
Wisdom does not seep on its own into one who sits still. The Hebrew verb here means to call out aloud. Dig for it as for silver, the next verse says, search as for hidden treasure. Insight does not come to the one seated in comfort but to the one who is desperately thirsty. It is the same principle as Confucius's 'I do not open the door for those who are not eager.' The size of the longing decides the depth of the learning. To one who does not seek, wisdom always belongs to someone else.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Pick one thing you truly want to understand today, and ask someone who knows the answer directly.
📖 Source:
Proverbs 2:3.
히브리어 원전 + 개역한글판(1961, PD) 참조, ONGO 자체 의역.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
