DAY 105
Without Self-Control, a City Broken Down
기원전 10~6세기 편집 (히브리 지혜문학)
ORIGINAL
עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחוֹ
📜 THE VERSE
Like a city broken down, without walls, is a person who lacks self-control.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Where in my heart's wall has broken down, leaving me swayed by any passing feeling?
📝Reflection
A city with broken walls lets anyone in and out. So does a mind that has lost self-control. A single passing feeling sways the whole day; one word from another topples it. This verse draws self-control as the wall of the heart. To master oneself and keep measure is the very rampart that guards you. It is not about suppressing emotion but about raising a gate so emotion cannot occupy you whole. Only with that wall do I become the master of my own day.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
When a feeling surges today, do not react at once — ask, "Will I let this occupy me whole?"
📖 Source:
Proverbs 25:28.
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.
