Proverbs 22 to 24: Infinity is Us
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
The shrewd man perceives evil and hides, while simpletons continue on and suffer the penalty . . . Be not friendly with a hot-headed man, nor the companion of a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways, and get yourself into a snare . . . Look not on the wine when it is read, when it sparkles in the glass. It goes down smoothly, but in the end it bites like a serpent, or like a poisonous adder. Your eyes behold strange sites, and your heart utters disordered thoughts . . .
Some things never change.
If you remain indifferent in time of adversity, your strength will depart from you . . . Lie not in wait against the home of a just man, ravage not his dwelling place; for the just man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble to ruin . . . Be not provoked with evildoers, nor envious of the wicked; for the evil man has no future, the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Some people never change.
He who plots evil – men call him an intriguer. Beyond intrigue and folly and sin, it is arrogance that men find abominable.
Proverbs are a fountain of strength because we can find sayings that suit all people and occasions. As I read, the images of many people flood my mind. Images of myself also come to me – both from good times and from bad.
These are universal sentiments for all people for all times. On a hot summer evening we do well to pause . . . read . . . listen, watch and pray.
Written on June 12, 2008 and posted today as a Favorite.
Image from: http://f06.middlebury.edu/FYSE1176A/Escher.htm
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