“旧约·以赛亚书10∶15” 斧岂可向用斧砍木的自夸呢?锯岂可向用锯的自大呢?好比棍抡起那举棍的,好比杖举起那非木的人。
Does the ax raise itself above him who swings it, or the saw boast against him who uses it? As if a rod were to wield him who lifts it up, or a club brandish him who is not wood!
这节经文恰似一则寓言故事。斧头把大树砍倒了,沾沾自喜;锯子把木头锯断了,也骄傲自大起来。其实,他们就忘了,要是没有木匠,他们自己是无论如何也砍不倒大树、锯不断木头的。人也是如此,特别是为政者,一旦获得每个官位,掌握了一定的权力,就忘乎所以起来,目无法纪,专横跋扈,为所欲为,就是没想到他手里的权力来自人民,没想到人民把他放到那个位置上是为人民服务的。所以,我们在取得任何成就的时候,都不要忘本,要知道感念自己的恩人。