DAY 99
Do Not Say, I Will Repay
기원전 10~6세기 편집 (히브리 지혜문학)
ORIGINAL
אַל־תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה־לִי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה־לּוֹ
📜 THE VERSE
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me."
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
In wanting to pay someone back, am I the one held captive longer?
📝Reflection
Paying back in kind seems fair, but the arithmetic of revenge always gnaws at me first. The other lives having forgotten, while I stay up all night scheming how to repay. This verse says drop the account entirely. Repaying resentment with resentment never breaks the chain. Rather, in the one person who repays wrong with virtue, the chain finally stops. The moment I decide not to repay, I am released from the matter.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
For one thing you want to pay back today, ask, "If I drop this account, who goes free?"
📖 Source:
Proverbs 24:29.
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.
