5/7/2023 0 Comments Enigma meaning![]() The word "fear" used here is often understood to mean, "reverence, or respect," and indeed, this is part of the meaning, but this word does have the meaning of "fear, especially of an awesome or terrifying thing," and "holy fear." The image being presented here and reinforced throughout the writings of Proverbs is of a great lord who knows the inclinations of our hearts, the intent of our actions, and the thoughts of our minds. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge." My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge. But even for those who are just beginning to grow in wisdom all of these proverbs have first and foremost, a straightforward meaning. It is filled with sayings and instructions that have meanings layered so thick that as one's experience grows and wisdom is accumulated, these proverbs begin to unfold in new ways, with deeper meanings and greater importance. Proverbs is filled to the brim with these. My son, hear the instruction of your father,Īnd do not lay aside the instruction of your mother įor they shall be a graceful ornament on your head,Įtymology: Latin aenigma, from Greek ainigmat-, ainigma, from ainissesthai to speak in riddles, from ainos fableĢ : something hard to understand or explain "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,īut fools despise wisdom and instruction. He essentially outlines what to look for in someone's plans, and if you find any of these, you can be sure that if you believe them, you have been duped. After this, the writer explains thoughts and intentions that are proof positive of a sinner. The reader, by reading this is being forewarned that if they are deceived, they can still choose what is right. If you've been deceived, the only way to realize it is to be forewarned. If they've opened their mouths and have deluded you. It's not a "when they attempt to convince you." it's an, "if they succeed in persuading you." The concept here is that you have been convinced. My son, if you find that you have been persuaded by sinners, do not give in to them. "My son, if sinners seduce you, do not give in to them." ![]() "My son, if sinners deceive you, do not give in to them." "My son, if sinners convince you, do not give in to them." "My son, if sinners persuade you, do not give in to them." The word used here for "entice" is the word "pathah," and means "to be simple, open-minded, deceived, persuaded and/or seduced." I've always read this before as, "My son, when sinners try to convince you to go their way, don't give in!" Never before have I thought of every word. ![]() Hundreds of times have I read this scripture, and dozens of times have I looked at it and considered. "My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them." ![]() And she's not sure which kind of salvation she truly would have.My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them. The protagonist is begging for a deeper understanding, to be told, to receive an answer, an experience to allow her to come to a place of peace / rest from this obsession. The song demands an accounting for the sins perpetuated by followers of the Marquis de Sade's lifestyle, but it seems (by tone and obsessive repetition especially) that what the person in the song is truly asking for is to be seduced into the very forbidden experiences she is on the surface condemning. Here's where I get that layer, in the emotionally heady repetition of the following lines: Sade, donne I agree that it's definitely overtly questioning the lifestyle / philosophy and demanding answers from someone who has chosen that path, but I think that condemnation is actually only on the surface, a way to dip her toe into the deep end and allow for her seduction into experiencing it the song is ultimately a confession of a tormenting attraction to the darker pleasures of life, the morally questionable, the forbidden experiences. Si tu es contre Dieu, tu es contre l'homme Quelle est ta religion, où sont tes fidèles? Sade, dit moi, qu'est ce que tu vas chercher
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