Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-19
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III sho Monday will be alludi .alEt TO
.s, Va lS The day will bq ~ wi. A. 10
PROPERLY "tl, of Savannah awIcked''-i. e.,
's'the light thatsonored GU p according to
our Lords words will uepnscience is cor
lTqpied. again, y WI nesning can " we g
snare to the man who devoureth that
which is holy, and after vows to make
lnquiryW The former clause should read I:
sit is snare to a man rashly to say, it is
. holy" or ''rashly 10 utter holy wOrds''-
. ~ot understanding their import until after
me had uttered his vows. Once more,
t'rhe words of q talebearer are as
grOtpds'' kviiI. 81. A better reading is :
'sThe words o. = whlsperer are as dainty
1OTSels"-the thought being that Of the
greedy appetite OF ma = for scandal HE
that handleth matter wisely shall find
glSpd' xvi. 20). Here the more literal
keiAee OF the term translated n matter
XielNs the better Interpretation; and we
lave he fine declaration, "He that giveth
eed 1pAte the e1ord shall find good"
II is hhe central thought OF the whole
fDmv and understanding" and point
I Osis 70 'n' "0iO u '01 = 'H' '0''' y
How vivid again is the picture in xvi.
Eo): eHethRt shutteth his eyes, 1t is to
6evise fr0ward things; he that compress
seth his lips brlngeth evil to pass ~ Who
Does not see the crafty Israelite, with
Aalf-clOsed eyes unable to look one
Straight in the face, and pursed up lips of
N q nTQnbtQFy
point is lost in the ordinary rendering:
s.He shutteth his eyes to devise froward
things; moving his lips to bringeth evil to
pass.n AS a companion picture there is
the eager talebearer Xxx. 1917 revealing
secrets: Therefore" says the wise man,
t'meddle not with him that openeth
wide his lips''-his mouth all agape with
curiosity and eager 70 utter scandal.
The reading OF the A. V.-'that fiattereth
with bis lips'-misses the point CT his
-uelineatt0ns -,
Many slight alterations convey new
force TO other proverbial sayings, thus
s'The wicked maketh deceitfut work''--
xxi. 49, becomes 'srhe wicked earneth
deceittul wages"-i. G., the apparent
gains or iniQulty and in disappointment
and failure. 'tThe righteous is more eX.
cellent than his neighbor" xii 26) is but
a truism-well replaced by the rendering.
tsThe righteous is a guide to mis- neigh
bor." "Only by pride cometh conten.
sion" Kill. 10Y. The transpOsition Of the
only makes all the difference. "By pride
cometh only contention" The prOverb
as 10 stood seemed to say that contention
Dould not come 10 any other way than by
pride. "Much food is in the tillage of the
hoor, but there Is that is destroyed by
Jack OF Judgment" Kill. 23). We remem.
Der a sermon from this texton the want OF
wisdom shown by the misuse OF good food
as Of grain in making malt, etc. }. The
lesson might be good, but the reference OF
She wise man was to the injury wrought
by oppression-"There is that is destroy.
ID be reason Of Injustice" "The desire
81 man Is his Kindness" xix. 22) IL
ambiguous; the Revisers have made IL
clearer by italics: "rhe desire OF a man
40 the measure OF his kindness;" but the
margin land the reading of the American
Company is clearer still: "That which
lnaketh man 20 be desired is his kind
ness" the other clause Of the verse being
"a poor man is better than liar''-i. G.,
the man who cannot help us for want OF
means is to be preferred TO one who is able
and promises TO do, but disappoints us
every man shall kiss his lips that giveth
a right answer" xiv. 90 should plainly
be she kisseth the lips that giVeth a righl
answer'-a wise and becoming reply il
\ as grateful as the salute of affection. "a
Nman OF understanding is OF an excellent
spiriV' xvii. 80. This seems to say hui
little, but in its altered form it CONVEYS
an admirable meaning: ale that is of
cool spirit is a man OF understanding" vel
cohering with the former clause OF the
verse. ''He that spareth his words b ath
knowledge" The quiet and calm meI
are those who do the worlds best work
not the loquaciOus or impulsive. Tn,
slightest possible alteration sometimes
lights up an antithesis; thus *. 28). 81
is as sport TO fool 10 do mischief; but
man OF understanding hath wisdom - In
stead Of which we now read
IL is AZ sport to a fool to do wiekeduess;
And 70 Is wisdom TO man OF understand
ing.
That is, each has his own chosen delight
Again In the beautiful proVerb about OLE
age xvi. 13) the tlmid italic II is very
properly omitted
The hoary head is a crown OF glory;
Itshall be found in the way Of righteous.
ness.
A noble and bonored old age is the iitting
sequel Of "A well.spent life.
Some SMILES are made more ineligible
Thus we read in the ordinary version
(xxv. 23): ''The north wind driveth away
rain; 20 doth an angry cOuntenRnce a
baokbihng tongue" This rightly con.
strued becomes
The north wind bringeth forth rain;
30 doth backbting tongue an angry count
enanee.
And (xxvi. y: "As the bird by wander
Ina, AS the swallow by flying, 80 the curse
causeless shall not Gomez probably con.
Neys no meaning at all TO the general
reader. But all 10 plain when we read
As tne sparrow IN her wandering ne the
swallow r her hvinR.
tne curse that y causeloss iightoth not
CURSE unmerlted. thouQhtiessly OF