Prosperity and Ruin
J. Ossian Davies. Amos 2:14-16 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force… It may sound strange to say that adversity is not half so dangerous to a man as prosperity run mad, but it is true. I have read somewhere that the south wall of Whitby Abbey is more dilapidated than the north wall, thus proving that the light of the sun has been more destructive than that angry tempest that swept in from the North Sea. And the bright sunshine of prosperity has often proved more ruinous to individuals and nations than the wintry tempests of adversity. (J. Ossian Davies.) Parallel Verses KJV: Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: WEB: Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won't strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;