【双语灵修】找到蜂蜜FINDING HONEY
箴言 25:11-16
11 一句话说得合宜，就如金苹果在银网子里。 12 智慧人的劝诫在顺从的人耳中，好像金耳环和精金的装饰。 13 忠信的使者叫差他的人心里舒畅，就如在收割时有冰雪的凉气。 14 空夸赠送礼物的，好像无雨的风云。 15 恒常忍耐可以劝动君王，柔和的舌头能折断骨头。 16 你得了蜜吗？只可吃够而已，恐怕你过饱就呕吐出来。
2026-07-22
找到蜂蜜
“你得了蜜吗？只可吃够而已，恐怕你过饱便呕吐出来 。” - 箴言 25:16
养蜜蜂的人通常是在夏末至秋初“找到”蜂蜜的。在那个时段，采花蜜和花粉的日子渐渐过去了。聪明的养蜂者会在蜂巢中预留多一些地方，利用蜜蜂那种囤积的本能去“哄骗”蜜蜂制造超过它们所需的蜂蜜。一个健全的蜂巢通常会造出超过蜜蜂在冬天所需的两至三倍的蜂蜜，养蜂的人便会留下蜜蜂所需用的蜂蜜，然后拿走多余的蜂蜜。
在今天所使用的蜂箱和可拆卸的蜂框中，去找蜂蜜并不困难，但要在郊野寻和收集这宝藏，便很具挑战性了。在过往的世代，人们学会怎样在空心的树、小洞穴里、偏远的悬崖、和在很多开花植物附近的保护区寻找蜂蜜。
虽然蜂蜜是甜的，但今天所读的《箴言》说我们“只可吃够而已”，而不要吃太多。不过度吃蜂蜜，或吃任何生活中的甜食，是有道理的。智慧呼吁我们保持一个健康平衡的生活方式。
可惜的是，这个世代迷惑人的歌曲是“愈多愈好”。寻找蜂蜜表明了在有益健康的范围内去享受生命中的美物，是智慧之举。
神的灵正在指引你当怎样在生命中设定范围呢？
祷告
主啊，我们为生命中的美事感谢你。求你引导我们去跟从你，得着智慧的心。奉耶稣祈求，阿们。
Proverbs 25:11-16
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
FINDING HONEY
If you find honey, eat just enough—too much of it, and you will vomit. —Proverbs 25:16
Late summer to early fall is usually the time when beekeepers “find” honey. At that time of year for bees, the days of gathering pollen and nectar are winding down. Wise beekeepers provide extra room in the hive, taking advantage of the bees’ hoarding instinct and “tricking” them into making more honey than they need. A healthy hive will often have two to three times as much honey as the bees will need for winter. The beekeepers then take the extra honey, making sure to leave enough for the bees to survive on.
Finding honey is not so difficult with the hive boxes and removable frames we have today. In the wild, though, it can be a lot more challenging to find and gather this treasure. Through the centuries people have learned to search for honey in hollow trees, small caves, remote cliffs, and other protected spots that are near abundant varieties of flowering plants.
While honey is sweet, our proverb for today tells us to “eat just enough” and not too much. It makes good sense not to overdose on honey—or on any of the sweet things in life. Wisdom calls us to a healthy balancing act.
Sadly, the siren song of our world today is that “more is always better.” But finding honey reveals the wisdom of enjoying sweet things in life within wholesome limits.
In what ways is the Spirit of God directing you to set wise limits in your life?
Thank you, Lord, for the sweet things in life. Guide us to follow you and to gain a heart of wisdom. In Jesus, Amen.