They fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
—Proverbs 23:5
While Solomon had before his mind the power of earthly riches to vanish as if on wings, yet eagle flight heavenward has another application. Because of the power and breadth of its wings it can soar nearer heaven than any other bird. It loves the heights. The glaring sun does not blind it. Have we this eagle trait? Do we love to fly toward heaven? Or can it be that we like to grovel among the mundane things of earth?