Article 42:
Explain: Germany is required to dismantle any existing fortifications as well as prohibited from building any new fortification along the Rhine.
The Germans POV: Germany saw the dismantling as insulting, as in their (correct) opinion, World War I was not instigated by them (as you remember, it is instigated by the Austrio-Hungary), and to lose the Rhine, as it was used by Germany to ship goods and products, and large amounts of their industrial capacity was located near the Rhine for access to water.
Discuss: France directly benefited from this Article, as the land was ceded to them from 1918- 1929.
Article 231:
Explain: Germany is required to pay war reparations (monetary) to all governments and soldiers part of the Allies for loss of life and destruction of infrastructures and properties.
The German POV: Again, Germany was not the instigator of the war, so they did not look favorably at this term. The heavy war debt led to Germany printing large amounts of marks, devaluating their currency and, on top of the Great Depression, led to the Weimar Republic's power deteriorating.
Discuss: European Allies, particularly France and Great Britain, benefited from this article. Any colonies under the Allied Powers may not have seen any of the benefits from the money, and so they would not like it. It is note worthy that Japan was left out of any monetary payments, which led to Japan's frustration with the Allies and their eventual turn around to join Germany's side in World War II.
Article 232:
Explain: Germany is required to pay reparations to affected civilian populations.
The German POV: Germany is not the instigator for the war, and so they did not think that it was correct for them to have to pay for war reparations.
Discuss: This is essentially the same as Article 231, but the targeted group is different. 231 targets government and soldiers, while 232 is more broad and includes infrastructures and affected civilian populations. Therefore, the reasonings and results are similar.
Article 159 - 160:
Explain: Germany is required to demobilize. While it is said that the German Army cannot comprise more than 7 divisions of infantry and 3 divisions of calvary, the Army really was only large enough to act as trained officers for policing.
The German POV: Again, Germany is not the instigator of the war, so they did not think it is fair for regulations to be imposed on them this heavily. Germany would break these Articles with the rise of the Nazi regime.
Discuss: France in particular benefited the most from this Article, though most, if not all neighbors of Germany would have benefited from the reduction of troops in Germany, which lowered the chances of Germany invading.
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1) Germany definitely expected for leniency as they were, again, not the instigator of the war. On reading the treaty though, they felt betrayed and was angered by the treaty results, and this angered, coupled with the hardships of the Great Depression, led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism.
2) The Treaty of Versailles failed to take into account the reality of the reasoning for the war, and was simply pushing for benefits of the Allied (winning) side, disregarding the instability that it would have put on the affected countries. World War II's treaties contrasted heavily with the results of it's treaties in comparison with the Great War, as the Allies learned that heavy demands with limited reasoning would only lead to destabilization of governments and hatred that is to be acted on.