I have been hopping through the bible according to questions and incidents that occur and interestingly, I found a response (feels more like a retort) to my brooding of late, actually it (Ecc 30:21) found me.. Many of us are reaching out for the same thing, I hope you find comfort too in these words of wisdom."Happiness
Do not abandon yourself to sorrow,
do not torment yourself with brooding.
Gladness of heart is life to anyone,
joy is what gives length of days.
Give your cares the slip, console your heart,
chase sorrow far away;
for sorrow has been the ruin of many,
and is no use to anybody.
Jealousy and anger shorten your days,
and worry brings premature old age.
A genial heart makes a good trencherman,
someone who enjoys a good meal."
I like your words of wisdom here. Where are they from?
ReplyDeleteYou mention "Ecc 30:21" above when you're describing hopping through the Bible. I'd assumed Ecc meant Ecclesiastes, but that book only has 12 chapters and 3:21 didn't give me what you're saying here either. I tried looking up phrases from your words of wisdom in a bible word search, but came up empty that way as well.
Brooding is not going to help my current health condition, so I am staying calm and simply be happy no matter what. Hugs
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andrea
Hi Tracy, yes it is Ecclesiasticus, this is from the The New Jerusalem Bible. There are 51 sections and the 30th at line 1 starts with "Bringing up Childen" the 3rd part of this section at line 21 begins 'Happiness'. I'm not sure if numbering changes in different versions, but I hope you find it.
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"worry brings premature old age" -- well, this certainly will turn a person to happiness!
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Straight From Hel
Dear one,
ReplyDeleteI really liked the 'No brooding' sign. I wish everyone followed that including me. Just to tell you how much I appreciate you visiting my post and taking time to write a comment. Thanks for coming by and I shall very much look forward to your future visits.
Joy always,
Susan
I LOVE this scripture. Thanks for highlighting it for us. I'm passing it on! You and I like much of the same music too. Thanks for visiting my blog. Glad we are friends now.
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ReplyDeleteGaia :) actually I had you in mind too..
Helen you are right - there's advice for long life and looking younger, right there.
It's great to discover new bloggie frens, hi to Tracy, Susan and Sandra....
Hugs to all of you and BE happy.
BeingMe, appreciate this post on happiness! I can gain a lot from the words. Blessings.....
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why my comments to your post get lost. I came over again just to be sure but cannot recall what I had said LOL.
ReplyDeleteThose are certainly good words filled with wisdom. Thanks for that blog
Oh dear Farila same problem I've had, sometimes I have to hit 'post comments' 3 or 4 times before I see the words ' comment will be visible' etc.. blame the system.. . Thank you and JBR for your thoughts.
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