Though He Falls Seven Times, He Rises Again

answered by Proverbs 24:16

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🎬 TODAY'S FILM — IT ASKS THIS

The Verdict (1982)

dir. Sidney Lumet · USA

Does even someone who has already given up on himself still have a reason to rise again? Where an easy settlement could quietly end it all, is staking your last self-respect on the side of the powerless recklessness, or self-redemption?

THE QUESTION THE FILM ASKS

Have I already sentenced myself a failure, erasing in advance any reason to rise again?

THE CLASSIC'S ANSWER · ORIGINAL

שֶׁבַע יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם

📜 THE CLASSIC'S ANSWER

Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again.

💡 TL;DR

This proverb defines the righteous not as one who never falls but as one who rises again.

📝The Classic Answers

This proverb defines the righteous not as one who never falls but as one who rises again. To have fallen seven times means to have collapsed seven times, and to rise nonetheless means the fall is not the end. To take the side of the powerless where an easy retreat is available is not only for others' sake but to raise a fallen self. Before I pass sentence on myself, I choose to leave room for one more rising.

— ONGO · Curator

🌱Apply It Today

If you would sentence yourself 'already lost' today, postpone the verdict one day and take just one more step.

📖 Classic Source: Proverbs 24:16. Ancient text in the public domain; rendered and interpreted independently by ONGO.
The film is honored as an equal questioner; its plot is rendered only as a universal dilemma. The classic source is an ancient text (Public Domain), and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.