(续上)……棕树的树桩被砍倒,就不再发新枝;那么义人遭了灾祸,也就不能复原。所以经上又说香柏树,因为香柏树砍倒后还会再发。反过来,若只说香柏树,又会以为义人像香柏树一样不结果子,在来世没有赏赐;所以两样都说了。
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……它的树桩被砍倒以后,新枝就不再长出来;同样,愿神不容这事,义人的新枝也不再长出来,就是说,他遭了灾祸,就再也不能复原。
its shoots do not replenish themselves when its stump is cut down, so too, Heaven forbid, with regard to a righteous person, his shoots will not replenish themselves, i.e., he will be unable to recover from misfortune.
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所以经上说了「香柏树」。
Therefore, it is stated “cedar” in the verse.
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正如香柏树的树桩被砍倒以后还会长出新枝,同样,义人也会重新兴旺。
Just as the cedar grows new shoots after its stump is cut down, so too, a righteous individual will thrive again.
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反过来,若只说了「香柏树」而没有说「棕树」,我就会说:正如香柏树不结果子,同样,愿神不容这事,义人也不结果子,就是说,他在来世没有赏赐。
Conversely, were it stated “cedar” and were it not stated “palm tree,” I would say that just as in the case of a cedar, it does not produce fruit, so too, a righteous man, God forbid, does not produce fruit, i.e., he will have no reward in the World-to-Come.
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所以经上既说了「棕树」,也说了「香柏树」。
Therefore, it is stated “palm tree” and it is also stated “cedar.”