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That is like saying that the meek shall inherit the earth - or what is left of it when the bold have taken all they wanted. Slow and steady is just that, slow.
by the_third_wave 5y ago
That is like saying that the meek shall inherit the earth - or what is left of it when the bold have taken all they wanted. Slow and steady is just that, slow. There is a place for it, e.g. when refining an established practice like mining or internal combustion engines. Commercial space exploration is a place where rapid advances can be made by visionary explorers, only once you can buy an off-the-shelf space minivan for the whole family the time has come for 'slow and steady'.
- zhdc1 5y agoThe actual saying is closer to "the disciplined shall inherit the earth".
- labster 5y agoCan you give a citation on that? I’ve seen rather, well, creative interpretations of Bible verses online before, and I’m wondering if the text actually supports this translation.
- zhdc1 5y agoBiblehub gives a good overview for alternative translations of πραεῖς in English. See https://biblehub.com/greek/4239.htm https://biblehub.com/greek/4239.htm From them "This difficult-to-translate root (pra-) means more than "meek." Biblical meekness is not weakness but rather refers to exercising God's strength under His control – i.e. demonstrating power without undue harshness." There's also a good discussion at https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/2/what-does-meek-mean-in-matthew-55 https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/2/what-does...
- the_third_wave 5y agoThe original saying is 'μακάριοι οἱ πραεῖς, ὅτι αὐτοὶ κληρονομήσουσιν τὴν γῆν' [1] which refers to 'οι πραείς' - 'the meek'. [1] taken from Novum Testamentum Graece, κατά ματθαίον 5,5 (pp.9/26X - 28th ed, 2012) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Testamentum_Graece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Testamentum_Graece