God All-Powerful’s arrows are in me.\par My spirit feels the poison\par from those arrows!\par God’s terrible weapons are lined up\par against me.\par
Proverbs 18:14 - Easy To Read Version A good attitude gives a person support when he is ill, but no one can cheer up {\cf2\super [24]} a person with a bad attitude. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a wounded spirit who can bear? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble, but a weak and broken spirit who can raise up or bear? American Standard Version (1901) The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear? Common English Bible The human spirit sustains a sick person, but who can bear a broken spirit? Catholic Public Domain Version The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear? |
God All-Powerful’s arrows are in me.\par My spirit feels the poison\par from those arrows!\par God’s terrible weapons are lined up\par against me.\par
I am only a poor, helpless man.\par I am truly sad, my heart is broken.\par
My enemy said bad things to me.\par That wicked man yelled at me.\par My enemies were angry and attacked me.\par They brought troubles crashing down on top of me.\par
So Moses told this to the people of Israel. But the people would not listen to him. They were working so hard that they were not patient with Moses.
If a person is happy, then his face will show joy. But if a person is sad in his heart, then his spirit will show that sadness.
This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true: In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world has.
But now you should forgive him and encourage him. This will keep him from having too much sadness and giving up completely.
My brothers and sisters, you will have many kinds of troubles. But when these things happen, you should be very happy.
This makes you very happy. But now for a short time different kinds of troubles may make you sad.