[mancini]

Pride goeth, pride goeth...

[Olog-hai]

. . . before destruction, as Proverbs 16:18 says. (The Hebrew word Sheber does indeed mean “destruction.”)

[Pilgrim's Progress]

When God judges . . . whether it be a nation or a person - He moves quickly.

“That’s life (that’s life), that’s what all the people say
You’re ridin’ high in April, shot down in May”

I have always maintained that her health problems that we have witnessed are a direct result of her inner knowledge that her past is about to catch up to her.

[alloysteel]

Hubris and chutzpah.

There is probably a nuanced difference between the two concepts, but since Herself has apparently garnered the world’s supply of both, it may be a difference without a distinction.

Oh, Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you are perfect in every way....