day no. 16,806: a tale of two ity's

Pride flings frail palaces at the sky,

As a man flings up sand,

But the firm feet of humility

Take hold of heavy land.

Pride juggles with her toppling towers,

They strike the sun and cease,

But the firm feet of humility

They grip the ground like trees.

-- G.K. Chesterton, The Ballad of the White Horse

Matthew 5:5

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;

and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

The meek shall inherit the earth and the proud will inherit the wind.

It is a tale of two ity's: vanity begets nothing; humility receives everything.

Proverbs 2:21-22

For the upright shall dwell in the land,

and the perfect shall remain in it.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth,

and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

The proud will pound sand while the humble inherit the land.