Proverbs 11:29
“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.”
Commentary: Oh yes. Life is the witness and the troubling is a chain to be broken. For example, any place you are is your house, and if you trouble that in any way … your body, your mind, your property, your family, your acquaintances, every stranger you meet, your very existence, you will inherent only the empty wind of that house. In principle each is your house, but the effects of troubling any of them, is to inherent the wind. Some of the houses are more significant than others. For example, I know I have troubled this house of acquaintances. I know that for this, I shall inherent the wind of this house, like a ghost who only hears the whistling of a cold wind. I did it with full consciousness and I must tell you, nothing was planned. It followed from a sense of … irritation of the disrespect shown to Christianity, God, religion, decency, common sense. I figure by the measure of life, no harm was done by inheriting the wind, and maybe some good. Optimism is not a choice. So I’m done with that necessity. I mention this to you, because you don't sneer at Christianity, but rather see the goodness and the truth of it.