2 When, Asvins, ye equip your very mighty car, bedew, ye Twain, our power with honey and with oil. 3 Nigh to us come the Asvins' lauded three−wheeled car, the car laden with meath and drawn by fleet−foo 4 Bring hither nourishment for us, ye Asvins Twain; sprinkle us with your whip that drops with honey−de 5 Ye store the germ of life in female creatures, ye lay it up within all living beings. 6 Leeches are ye with medicines to heal us, and charioteers are ye with skill in driving.RV 157 · Rig Veda · null
RV 157
Rig Veda · translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
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Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.Job 36:5 · Bible · Job
Allah is He Who shaped you out of weakness, then appointed after weakness strength, then, after strength, appointed weakness and grey hair. He createth what He will. He is the Knower, the Mighty.Quran 30:54 · Quran · The Romans
“Stern power of war! by whom the mighty fall, Who bathe in blood, and shake the lofty wall! Let the brave chiefs their glorious toils divide; And whose the conquest, mighty Jove decide: While we from interdicted fields retire, Nor tempt the wrath of heaven’s avenging sire.”Iliad 5.6 · Iliad · 5
Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces does not conquer; and a tree which is strong will fill the out-stretched arms, (and thereby invites the feller.)Tao Te Ching 76.3 · Tao Te Ching
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