Holy Scripture
Proverbs 18:10
A church father on this verse
“The gift of fortitude is given by God protecting. For God protects us according to hierarchical ordering, fortifying us within and without. It is written in Proverbs: "The name of the Lord is a most strong tower; the just man runs to it and shall be exalted." Fortitude is, as from a solid, sublime, and strong principl…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
10The name of the Lord is of great strength; And the righteous running to it are exalted.
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8Fear casts down the slothful; And the souls of the effeminate shall hunger.
9A man who helps not himself by his labor Is brother of him that ruins himself.
— Proverbs 18:10 —
11The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; And its glory casts a broad shadow.
12Before ruin a man’s heart is exalted, And before honor it is humble.