Adversity elevates man

Page from a book (p. 55) with text on the verso. In an oval cartouche the interior of a room. In the foreground a man looks at a ball he has just hit against the ground and which is now bouncing high. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quote from the Bible (Psalm 75:8). Below the print an inscription: 'Dit neder slaen, doet hooger gaen' and a description that explains the print. Just as a ball that is hit hard against the ground bounces high into the air, setbacks for humans are an opportunity to elevate themselves.