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Woodcut: Rhine Bridge (Lib IV). Woodcut: Siege Works (Lib VII).

Index: NOMINA, tum vetera, tum recentia, explanata - Armoricae, Ambiani, Arverni, Atrebates. This is the HOW book. BOOK 2: The Comprehensive Family Bible with commentaries of Scott and Henry, edited by Rev. John Eadie, London: Walter Scott, c.1870-1875 - Victorian parlor Bible with brass clasps, with notes on Psalm 68:31 'Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands' and Ezekiel 29 on AEGYPTUS.

This is the WHY book. MY QUESTION: Both books treat AEGYPTUS/AETHIOPS as fallen or heathen. But 1st century silver Tyche bowls and gold bowls made in Alexandria/Kush at the same time Caesar was writing show wealthy kingdoms with royal iconography. The 1536 Phrases Divinae lists AETHIOPS as kingdom. The 1870 Bible lists it as mission field.

Which is true? Metal proves the 1536 view. Photos attached. I welcome corrections and sources.

The farmer replied 'Maybe so, maybe not. We'll see.' A few days later the horse returned home, leading a few wild mares back to the farm.

'What great luck!' - 'Maybe so, maybe not. We'll see.' Later that week, the farmer's son was trying to break one of the mares and she threw him to the ground, breaking his leg.

'What terrible luck!' - 'Maybe so, maybe not. We'll see.' A few weeks later, soldiers marched through town recruiting able-bodied young men; the farmer's son wasn't conscripted because of his injury. 'What tremendous luck!' - 'Maybe so, maybe not.

We'll see.' Moral: do not judge events as simply 'good' or 'bad,' because what seems to be one can lead to the other. Avoid quick judgments, embrace uncertainty, stay calm and balanced, and focus on the journey rather than momentary good or bad.