You are to take a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot, a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise.
- Exodus 21:23-25
Part I. As Above, So Below in the English Language
In many intricate ways, including the fact that the Eyes of the Pyramid form a substantial portion of the metaphorical symbolism found in the Holy Bible, the English language has been literally embedded with the multi-layered meaning of the Hexagram. From the top of the mountain, to the bottom of the valley, the eyes of the pyramid have been a partially hidden, yet increasingly obvious, influence on the development of English, both in Great Britain and throughout the world, including the Land Down Under. 
Adjective High Low Currency High Inflation Low Inflation Finance High Interest Rates Low Interest Rates Social Status High Class Low Class Preference High Taste Low Taste Intelligence High I.Q. Low I.Q. Merchandise High-End Low-End Technology High Teach Low Tech Stereo Sound High Fidelity Low Fidelity Estimation High-Balling Low-Balling Auction High Bid Low Bid Maintenance High Maintenance Low Maintenance Attendance High Turnout Low Turnout Crime High Crime Rate Low Crime Rate Baseball High Ball Low Ball Maps High Scale Low Scale Land Highlands Lowlands Oceans High Seas Low Seas Tide High Tide Low Tide Magazine High Times Low Rider Rock Song Rock Mountain High I've got Friends in Low Places Adjective Over Under Expectation Overwhelming Underwhelming Reaction Over-Reacting Under-Reacting Medication Over the Counter Under the Counter Measurement Overestimate Underestimate Individual Ms. Overhill Mr. Underhill Adjective Upper Lower Terrain Upper Valley Lower Valley Social Class Upper Class Lower Class School Grade Upper School Lower School
Adjective Top Bottom Science Top Quark Bottom Quark Highlands Top of the Mountain Bottom of the Mountain Lowlands Top of the Valley Bottom of the Valley Clothing Top Button Bottom Button Depth Top of the Waves Bottom of the Sea Height Top of the Sky Bottom of the Earth Adjective Above Below Depth Above Ground Below Ground Middle Above Average Below Average Poor Above the Poverty Line Below the Poverty Line Quality Above Standard Below Standard Boxing Above the Chin Below the Belt Basketball Above the Basket Below the Rim Boundary Above the Line Below the Line Driving Above the Speed Limit Below the Speed Limit Altitude Above Sea Level Below Sea Level Alcohol Above the Legal Limit Below the Legal Limit
May the LORD God bless you in the name of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
The corner stone is on the foundation. It is what hold everything together.
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