箴言 25:20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Context
This verse from 箴言 Chapter 25 connects to 10 cross-references. 新法老不认识约瑟，奴役以色列人。以色列人越受压制越发增多。法老命令收生婆杀死希伯来男婴，被收生婆拒绝。
其他译本
As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, <FI>Is as<Fi> vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
交叉参考
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
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