I listen to the most beautiful pour out her woes to me
About a lost lover, and a Christian I do see.
Yet, what is her heartbreak, is so pure---
It is not the swells of hate.
No, my love, keep your youthful bloom,
For you have no enemies irate.

For Christ is mine, and I am His,
And I listen to the shepherds sing,---
Of Songs of Solomon, and the maid,
Of a Bridal loom do spin.
The lace of truth, and the ornaments of grace
I see upon you now,
Oh beautiful among the maidens, thy face is not so proud.

Yet, like a warrior, I fight my battle
And I cast my crown to He.
The war is all around me, and at the end I do sing.
Great are the warfares of precious love and truth.
To keep the love you have for all,
That is what you fight for: prove
To me your worthy brow, by being a righteous maid.
Keep your virgin heart for love
And to the LORD do pray.

For I see your heart is so beautiful,
And your righteous love beats true.
You are often in my prayers my sister
And I speak to you words so smooth.
The glassy eye you have for her
Who sits upon your lap,
Who faithfully looks up at you, that is why I laugh.
Not in mocking, but with joy, for your love is ever true:
Keep that love you have for all, and I shall always love you.

How foolish I was, a small child
Who sought no work to do.
Do you understand, play was mild
And I'd rather that and act like a fool?
Thus, I listened very carefully
And never did any of my work.
I remembered everything happily
But felt it not to prove my worth.
I was kind, and righteous in a way,
Though sinning almost every day.
Then, I turned into a man
And sought to understand.
Beginning I knew naught,
And looked very foolish, though I thought
I were wise, every word I spoke was wrong.
Then, I fell to the floor, and saw my God.
I there, had a seizure, and saw all I would or could.
My eyes were opened, and I now knew I would.
I learned, how I learned, and even tempted by the devil
He came to me so wise, and tempted me with knowledge evil.
But, stalwart, I prayed to my God,
No other source was my wisdom
And no other source was my thoughts.
I learned, how I learned, and the seraphim sung to me.
They sang in my dreams, "We praise Thee" in Latin
And I then started to win.
I read Wordsworth and Euclid
And grew in wisdom wise.
I read the Apostolic Fathers and Apocrypha
And found my religion in these times.
I began to understand, and know the truth it cost.
Where first I found Ecclesiastes
At the last I seek for love.

Brittos: Me facing doubt
Beowulf: Me in faith
Joash: My affinity for Catholics
Prester John: Protestant King
Medea: The Media/Athena
Thor: My rage
Lucifer/Yehonasan: My distrust/Odin
Sphynx: The Zeitgeist
Elves: Delusions of Time Travel/Lust
Orcs: The evil outside of me.
The Orc: My despair
The Ramgrouse: Monsanto/inequity
Unicorn: An impossible task
Pegasus: A token of evil fortune
Sun Wukong: Eastern Philosophy
Mummies: The Fictional Family
Apollo/Nero: My delusion of a doppelganger
Death/Abaddon/Madoc/Leviathan/Chemosh/Tyre-ne-no-og: Death spiritually
Daughter of Babylon: Mercantilism/Consumerism
Nebuchadnezzar: My just suffering
Moab/Bull of Heshbon: Myself as a dictator/my doppelganger self living the life I lost
Rosemonde/Daughter of Moab: My adopted daughters from doppelganger selves/ the Bull's adopted Daughters
Elora: Daughter of Zion and my hope for true love
Dragons/Wyrm: Greed
Giants: Sins too large to conquer
Vampires: Those overtaken by the times
Amazon: Lust and covetousness
Gargoyle: Unrest/Sabbath Breaking
Skeleton: Unknown sins/hidden sins
Baal/Fairy Stones: Smart Phone
Sin: The Sin/god of the World
Imps: Mischief
Gorgon: Dishonesty
Basilisk: Fear of exposure
Manbeast/werewolf: Rage and hostility
Starflesh: My delusion of aliens
 Helen/Tyrus: My phantom girlfriend
Amon: Hitler/Mao/Stalin/Castro
Jezebel: Gossip and slander/false accusations/my reputation
Zoroastrianism: Atheism- From Thus Spake Zoraster
Nethanim: Gaurdian angels
Typhon: The impossible suffering
Shaka Zulu: BLM and Antifa
Lucan: My Mom
Charlemagne: My Dad
Gawain: My brother
Caerbanog/Fairy lORD: The false reality created by the Media and Fairy Stones- The lORD over it
Apollos: Me
St. Jude: Me
Paul, James: The influence of the Gospel
Solomon: My friends' conversations
David: Messiah Ben David
Chemosh/Belial: Spirit of the Air/What's Vogue
Siddhartha/Buddha: Buddhism
Mohammed: Islam
Book of Recitation: Koran
Chantz: My childhood/ Named after my Black Lab
Geists: A prevailing ideology that possesses someone
References to Armor: Full Armor of Christ
Spear/Sword: Reflects spiritual wisdom
Shield: Reflects Faith
Silver Sting: My own wisdom from the scripture
Hroethon: My wisdom from the world
Excalibur: Perfected Faith
Robin Hood: The Book of Jeremiah
Arthur: The book of James
Hezekiah: The book of Isaiah
Tavid/Zalmon/Eleazor: My knowledge from the Torah and book of Kings
Ogcragnok: The mystery of 666
Deathrain: The doppelganger's Weapon of Delusion
Gollums: Doppelgangers
Hildskewer: A folkstem
Valkyries: Radical right wing politics
Harpies: Radical leftwing politics
Rezin Mad: Lucifer
Fairies: Screens
Grendel's Daughter-German: Those who seek vengeance
Merlin: Elijah, one of the two olive trees of Revelation
Olgid: Despair and Cruelty
Daetheon: Sloth
Leviathan: Fairy Land
Amarisa: Peace, Love and Joy
New Jerusalem: Heaven/Hephzibah
Moab: The United States/ France
Tyre: England, Wales, Scotland, British Territories 
Ziddon: Ireland
Assyria: China and Assyrian Muslim Nations, and Latin America
Persia: India/Iran/Pakistan
Medes: India
Babylon: Jordan, Iraq, Rome
Egypt: Jerusalem Secular
Sodom: Jerusalem Secular
Greek: The European Civilization
Persia: The Muslim/Pagan civilization
Philistia: Palestine
Edom: Muslim Pacific Islands/Oceana
Arabs: Saudi Arabia, And UAE
Esau: Northern/Western Africa
Jordan: Jordan
Greaea: Evil, as a means of identifying God must exist to stop it
Chok: The distractions that break my verse's form
Judah: Catholics
Israel: Protestants
Ephraim: Orthodox
Judaizers: Hebrew Roots Cults
Ammonites: Northern Germans
Amorites: Southern Germans
Amalekites: Nazis/Pinkos
Ethiopia: Black Africa
The East: Chinses/North Koreans
The Whore of Babylon: Istanbul
Eric the Grave: Thor
Malcolm: The materialist
Nicolaitans: New Apostolic Reformation
Jotunheim: The world of Giants beneath the flat earth cosmology (There's also a Round Earth Cosmology in Artificial Universes)
Snail Jewel: Alien technology that is capable of transforming all matter: Also causes immortality
The Bearded He Goat of Worm: Satan as he appeared to me in a dream
Satyrs: Hellish creatures whose deeds haunt the imagination
Dream Machine: My bizarre dreams and nightmares
Zion: Heaven
Northern King: King of Grecia
Southern King: King of Persia
Zoroastrianism: Islam (Can also be this)
Joan of Arc: A childhood friend who died in a car accident
Prince Richard: Thor
Astyages: Lucifer/Odin
Cyrus: A Version of me who prospers, but loses God
Cambyses II: A weak and futile party in democracy
Darius: A Revitalization of American Exceptionalism
Smerdis: Death
Eshu: The political Divide
Hercules/Natahunt: Omitted
Wearl: A frog thing that I saw during a sleep paralysis attack
Brutess: Queen of Feminists
Nymph/Samodiva: Feminists
Morpheus: Nero, Dream Machine, Death, Fairy Stones, Medea, the spirit of their Power
Aztecs: Amazon Kingdom/Anarchy
Meogic: Unnatural Sciences

*Note: Like sometimes in Pilgrim's Progress, the figurative type might be literal, in some instances.


God Gave me All of This!

No atheist can steal my faith---
With perfect logic I defend.
Yet, the Hypocrite turns around and says,
"With faith I dare, so your reasons end."
Blood drips from a wall
And it cures the child of her muteness.
The Catholics worship it like it's God
And I see the demon child with her cuteness.
Whacky is, what whacky does,
There is no soundness in the faith.
No atheist can steal it now
But Hypocrites can make it dangerous.

Why do I believe? I ask it now...
I believe because of peace and love.
I see less of it every day,
But I remember it when it descended from above.
There were sober men, and sober Christians
Not the whacky, strange and weird.
Yet, all have drunk from the poisoned well
But I will not drink it due to fear.

1. My child, listen to a father's wisdom, and to a mother's correction. Honor them with your substance, and your adoration. Look upon them with glistening eyes. They are your glory, and if you make them a shame, so shall your glory be lost.

2. The man did not know his God, for one who taught him, taught the congregation to dishonor their parents. He searched, seeing this as a great orator, and speaker, and he could not understand. Therefore, do not teach, unless you are worthy.

3. For God is not to be mocked: if your parents are accursed, then so shall you be. Therefore, honor them with your love and adoration. Do not mock them, and do not throw dirt upon their face.

4. If your parents are cruel, then bear with it, and love them. Come to them in their old age, and satisfy them with bread. Feed them with the good of your lips, and cherish them, for they fed you before.

5. A father is a blessing from the LORD, and he shall not depart from your service. He shall always be seeking your welfare. If he discipline you, it is so you may have a happy end.

6. A mother, likewise, is a fearful ally. Do not betray her, and do not sharpen your tongue against her. In youth, do not cast her aside, nor despise her, for she is wholly on your side.

7. Wealth and honor come to men who are honorable, and also dishonorable. But, a wise son shall be gladness to his mother and father, and they shall eat satisfied.

8. Yet, if you are a heavy burden upon them, they will sigh, and say "What have our loins brought forth?" And you shall be sad. Therefore, seek wisdom, and add cheer to your mother and father.

9. The wise man is not always rich, and the fool sometimes has a plentiful bounty. The good man is sometimes unmarried, and the adulterer's spouse knows not the sin against them. But, do not become evil for this matter.

10. More bitter than death is a brother offended, therefore, be careful among his wife. Keep a separate place for you and her, and do not come near her all the days of your life.

11. For jealousy can turn to murder, and if you touch the forbidden fruit, you are now given to the curse.

12. Yet, a callous generation makes the victim into the offender, and the offender into the victim. How foolish are they, that they fortify the right of the one who has committed the offense. And they go, and are brazen like a whore, and eat while their mate is poor.

13. A woman can build a household or break it to its foundation. She will be called wise by a foolish world, even when a fool, and even called a fool, when she is wise. That is why there is little joy.

16. Great to be distinguished is the man of eminence, so keep wary at his feasts. Drink a little wine, eat a little dainties, but do not be hoggish, for that will offend him. Yet eat, nonetheless, for abstaining from the feast is also rude behavior.

17. If you fast, break the fast for a wedding feast. And if you are joyful, break the joy for a funeral. For the dead need buried, and the bride needs cheered. 

18. I sought my own proverbs and said, "Woe! I cannot compare!" My deeds do not match my speech, yet they are good meditations. When you read the wise man, know it is to soften your heart, and show you have great distance to travel upon your road.

19. No man is perfect, no not one. We all are fools, even the sages. The scribes are gravestones walked over, and none did see them. Therefore, keep cheer on your countenance, and if bitter sorrows well in your heart, make sure it is because you fight sin.

20. Sin is the god of this world, whom it worships. He is powerful, and can do many wonderous acts. He can even be charitable to an evildoer, and give them sustenance. Yet, consider, their end is destruction, and their fall is great. Sin shall be eaten up by Death, and Death shall be thrown into the pit with it, at the end.

21. There is no hope for a sinner. And he who blasphemes the Spirit---who says to Him, "Depart"---there is no hope. Their joy is perpetual sorrow, and their expectation is hell.

22. All sins can be forgiven a man, except for the Blaspheme of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, speak no word against Him. Who knows?

23. If you consider in your heart that you have blasphemed the Spirit, consider, all those who desire to fear the LORD are listened to, and those who cry out "Abba Father!" have a residual of the Spirit left within them.

24. God wounds His followers, to shake off the evildoers who cannot repent. And He purifies them seven times. Be ready for sorrows, when you begin your journey with the LORD, for He must discipline you, to bring forth good fruit.

25. If you fall, the LORD will not make it utter. He will not cause you to fall so far, that you cannot stand back up. He is the crutch for our atrophied body, and we cannot stand without Him.

26. A sinner's end is a pit of dung, and a wicked man's end is rusted gold.

27. The woman who scorns her husband shall trod in the pig sty with the men she had cursed herself with. Her husband may have an unhappy life, but his end shall be beautiful. She may have a happy life, but her end is sorrows. Save she turn back to the King, and repent in ashes, and regain the softness which she had thrown aside for earthly spoil.

28. There is hope for all mankind, yet those who pursue and persecute the righteous for their righteousness' sake shall be accursed. Once you have done so, there is no confession to be had. You will not take the LORD upon your lips, for you have hated godliness, and have hated it because it is good.

29. Spies seek your fortune, and seek your downfall. Yet, they shall be utterly destroyed.

30. There is a good man with sorrows, and a bad man with pleasure. Yet, a good conscience is cheerful, even when there are sorrows.

31. I had said the day before, "I know not the LORD today, yet I hope it is He of whom it has been written. For I have spied out all the other gods, and see none which do satisfy, and none which are wise. Likewise, I have seen the professing confess a god I do not know. So I stand perplexed,

32. "Is the holy Scripture a lie? Is the true Gospel that we may sin? Do those who seek hard after God, do they become laid in hell, with the sinners? While those who sin willfully are made happy in heaven's courts?" That is the question I ask, when I hear the hypocrite speak.

33. Yet, I consider great sorrows afflicted David, and yet he ran through a troop. His heart was sad, and ready to burst. For he was heartbroken, and it nearly killed him. Yet, he took counsel with the LORD, and grew strong.

34. I sit and often wonder, "Why do they look to their idols to bring them comfort? There are other people afoot and great love abounding if they simply set them aside. Seek face to face other human beings, and cherish them. For loneliness is worse than strife."

35. I loved the LORD graciously, and I kept His name upon my lips. My heart is sore within me, but there shall be a reward if I hold onto Him. The latter rains shall be better than the former. For I shall have pleasure and God's Righteousness.

36. Fearsome is the man who was in prison, and the rats did eat his food, and his garment rotted upon his flesh, and made a loathsome stink. For years he was there in sorrow, but did not lose His confession. He escaped, and then was happy. The burden of so many years of sorrow were lifted, and he was no more ashamed.

37. Such it is, we are held captive to sin for many years, and are in sorrow. If we follow hard after the LORD, He wounds us, and prunes us of our dead branches, and nourishes us with His Word. Stand firm, and push a little further, and you shall be at rest.

38. Wisdom is a beautiful bride, but the LORD had not made His word in vain. It is not to say, "Ignore this," but rather to amaze us in how far we must follow.

39. A dream is merely the reflection of our mind. It is a story in our mind, and a play. If there is flesh, leave it in the dream, for there it may be indulged, and nowhere else.

40. The dream indulges in the flesh, to be a warning against wakeful shame. Therefore, if thou dream it, be not ashamed, but know the sin beforehand, and it shall keep thee from temptation.

41. Dreams are not sinful. If thou dream, thou art not sinning. Put it out of mind in the daytime, and keep no account. It is not prophecy, but merely thy flesh.

42. At the end, I'd rather sin in my dreams, and wake refreshed that I had not sinned, then sin in life, and wish it were all a dream.

1. Do not trust yourself with a selfish man, to do your business. But a wise counselor, tell him the truth, so he can help.

2. For if you are not honest, you do not escape the danger, and a willing friend will fight for you, but you must tell him the whole truth.

3. Be crafty in business, but do not scorn a true friend. For you never know, he may see the danger coming from the hills, and warn you. But, if you lie about your business, he shall not know when or how to defend you.

4. No man knows your thoughts, no not even a prophet. He gets impressions in his mind, but who knows if that is what is truly being thought? Therefore, be honest at all times.

5. Weep for a dear friend who dies, and set a watch over their house. Good shall come to you.

6. Do not be as the hypocrites, and loathe your neighbor, or devise mischief against him. Who knows? He may be what will save you from falling: if you wound him, you shall fall.

7. The woman went to the church, and was denied helpers. Why is this in the land? So the land mourns. One man can only do so much good. It takes a house full of friends, to keep from falling.

8. It was asked about angels, and the wise man told it all... it was not much. We do not know, and God likes to keep it that way.

9. The craft of the scribe is as the craft of the potter. He shall be fed, if he does his work verily. However, he shall be remembered, but so shall the excellent craft of the Potter, too.

10. The craft of the scribe, is as the craft of the smith. He shall be fed, if he does his work verily. However, he shall be remembered for the strength of his metal.

11. The craft of the scribe, is as the craft of the painter. He shall be fed, if he does his work verily. However, he shall be remembered for the beauty of his work.

12. The craft of the scribe, is as the craft of the minstrel. He shall be fed, if he does his work verily. However, he shall be remembered by the melodies he made.

13. The beautiful works are a blessing in the land, and by it the people keep happy. Without it, they are given to too much toil.

14. When beauty is scorned, so is love. And in but four generations there is much poverty.

15. Barbarians come into a land when it is finally at ruin. However, they may revive the old ways, therefore, be careful to watch.

16. I've seen Barbarian lords do much good, and create great civilizations; likewise, I have seen them make many years of sorrow. However, keep civilization on the righteous path, and there shall not be barbarians at the gate.

17. The Sages appear when there is much folly, and are usually among the most unwise and selfish when young.

18. Listen to the Sage's advice, for they have seen and witnessed it all, so you can be maintained by their wise words.

19. Do not forsake a Sage. And do not forsake a wise man. Wisdom is bound as ornaments upon a man's hand, and it binds to them, and makes sound the world for many years.

20. I first had seen, the folly begins with scoffing scholars.

21. The conscience of man is fragile, and a Sage was a great sinner, who said, "I do not like the ways in which society has tortured me, and made me cruel. I shall find the right way, only give me a teacher and I shall learn."

22. Christian sagacity is mercy under abuse, and forgiveness under accusation, and false imprisonment where there was no crime being committed. The Christian does not resist.

23. Many fall off the path of Christianity for this reason, that it demands we love our abusers. Not merely avoid them, but to bear their reproaches in hopes of turning a true enemy into a friend.

24. I have seen dishonest men made honest, and honest men made dishonest. I have seen the righteous suffer, and the wicked prosper. I have seen the good people in fear, and the wicked proudly exalted. Which is why I believe in judgment to come.

25. There was no sorrow in me when I was a bad man. Then there was sorrow in me when I realized I was a bad man. The latter rains, the LORD restores your joy like the Morning, and the heavy sigh is turned to laughter.

26. A father is a blessing, though he treat you cruely. Bear with patience and make his heart happy. And then your heart will be happy, too.

27. A mother is a blessing, though she treat you cruely. Bear with patience, and make her heart happy. And then your heart will be happy, too.

28. Brother and sister are born for adversity. Do not separate from them, ever. For, you may need them, and they may need you, yet there is great distance between you! Though you wound each other, reconcile. Forgive.

29. A friend is a blessing upon the Earth. Though you separate and say "My friend is my worst enemy," consider, the crafty man will make his enemy into his most stalwart friend. And a crafty man treats an enemy as if a friend, so he has none on the day of destruction.

30. If you make an enemy, quickly stay out of his way. If he marches, move yourself away from his path. He may forget all about you, and reap destruction somewhere else.

31. Respect your ally, and respect your enemy. Respect those who have no opinion about you, one way or another. And you shall be made wise. Your allies shall be all, for you shall have gained no enemies.

32. Judge no one, for as you judge others, so shall they see you. They shall see your shame, and see you as unworthy, and untrustworthy. If you bring a friend to court, then what will you do with an enemy? You shall be desolate at the end, and all shall be bastioned against you.

33. If your friend brings you to court, or even an enemy, give them what they want. What is it to you? You cannot keep it. Perhaps the judge will be a friend, after all.

34. What belongs to a man, is his. Seek no means, legal or otherwise, to obtain it. It is their right, and you are a curse for trying to gather what another has bound.

35. If you wish to make a slave, then steal from a man and then by legal means justify the theft. Yet, what will that man have in the end, you have taken all his substance? You have shed the blood of the poor, by taking his property.

36. The generation of the proud and slothful rob all men and share their property in common. And when they are all impoverished and ruled over by cruel Lords, none can help them.

37. There is a reason for war and that is good economics. For liberty, property and safety wars are fought. Slay men in these times, for the Law makes it right.

38. When a nation's children cannot know peace, the nation is broken by an invader. The children are dashed to pieces against the rocks, and the righteous are dashed to pieces, too.

39. Mourn the loss of innocence. Do not be like the ignorant, who think the virgin should be deflowered, or the sheltered should be scarred.

40. Peace reigns with the righteous, and torment with the wicked.

41. God watches mankind, and ponders their ways. He rarely does a thing, but moves human agents through their kings.

42. The wicked blame a Good God for their suffering, but consider, what is there but suffering without Him? 

Rotting bones, rotting bones
From the jail it's rotting bones.
I smell them, yes, my stalwart mate
You told me once, before 'tis too late.
I smell the rotting bones.
Into the furnace they go.
Save them, save then, stop the curse.
I am afraid, for the worst.

Canto I:

Ptahhotep, Joseph's Counselor, I would find you first.
Wisest of  the wise, your counsel withstands.
You instruct the sages, and all who love truth will find you.
How I, yes I, would wish to be like you.
Known to those sweetest fellows,
Whose souls are identical to me.
I would seek out your wisdom, and forsake all folly.

Canto II:

Then, I would meet Pythagoras, across the way,
After he returned home from Babylon.
He sailed to Tyre, then Egypt, then Babylon
Bringing wisdom to Greece, establishing her
As the strongest culture the world had ever seen.
Sophism in its proper right, would burgeon.
Oh, how I would love to be like you.

Canto III:

Then I would meet Ignatius, sweet Ignatius.
Sweetest of the martyrs, loved by all the saints.
Your epistles counsel those sacred seekers,
Only one out of ten thousand seek your wisdom.
Your life is one worth emulating,
Into the coliseums you went,
After laboring and suffering. I would love to be like you.

Canto IV:

Boethius, I would then meet. Yes, sweet Boethius.
A sage and scholar of Rome, who preserved the Senate;
Fought against Theodorus with his blood
Shed by martyrdom, and made the bedrock
Of the world's education, a foundation stone.
Theodorus created a dark age, and dissolved the Senate
But, you sought to preserve Democracy. How I would love to be like you.

Canto V: 

Kubla Khan, then I would meet. Sovereign of China
Who conquered them, and brought order;
Instilled liberty in his land, and expanded his father's kingdom.
Through good will, he went South, and East, and West
And inquired of Christ when he knew nothing of Him.
For a Barbarian brought civilization,
And inspired the Song Dynasty, China's greatest Dynasty.

Canto VI:

Michelangelo, I would love to meet you.
Wise as a sage, able to sculpt David and the Pieta.
Great Michelangelo, simplest of men, a humble artist.
No great deigns did you have for power.
You simply made your art, and were content.
I would love to be like you, and create.
And so I do, not seeking immortal name, save through my arts.

Canto VII:

James Madison, I would love to meet you.
Greatest sage, the composer of our Constitution...
Wisest of our Founders. You created the bedrock
On which the greatest civilization in history stood.
Subdued, very few know your name
Save those who know of history.
And though you were wary of our Bill of Rights, you then led the charge to victory.

Canto VIII:

Dwight D. Eisenhower. Greatest American President, I would meet you last.
You won World War II, you built our civilization's golden peak.
You, my friend, are the architect of our great world.
You instilled peace, defeated Nazis, brought greatness
To America's name, where before she had none.
You helped build our name, and had no politics.
You simply did what was right, in the moment.

©2026 B. K. Neifert
All Rights Reserved

1. My son, listen to my proverbs, and you shall be made wise. Listen, and do not refute them. Do not be a great fool, and waste away, like I had been in my youth. For, I was most unwise, the least wise of all the sons of Earth, and among the last generations, who lost all their wisdom, and even mocked it.

2. A fool speaks ill of all, even friends, and speaks ill of their enemies. Every word is wicked off their lips. 

3. They talk idly, and speak idle words, and seek out their own thoughts in all that men are saying.

4. A fool will talk, and interrupt those who are speaking, and feels their knowledge is great. They will speak long, and of  many things, and even if they are correct, they lack the sense to know right from wrong.

5. The fool will rant, and speak all manner, elevating his voice to have his wisdom heard. And if he has wisdom, it is made into a proverb of astonishment, that all wisdom has been refuted.

6. The fools scoff wisdom, and do not seek out the proverbs, but try to trap men into betraying their folly. To the fool, all folly is wisdom, and wisdom folly, and they cause to prosper injustice, and the land rejoices.

7. Yet, they grow poor, and in their poverty, they blame the righteous generations, "You have caused us to be poor, and we are angry at you." The righteous generations eat, and are satisfied, for they die, and the foolish generations eat what their hands have reaped, which was naught.

8. The foolish then speak arrogant words against the LORD, and their benefactors, and what was kindness to them, they treat as folly. Thus, they are selfish, and they praise men who make insults, and betray those who look for their good.

9. Then, they make a wise man poor, and despised, and the intelligent made to look like fools. And they go, and eat all the substance of a land, until there is nothing left, for they scorned in folly, thus they become slaves.

10. And they go about, and riot in the daytime, and at night they rob the fatherless. And they seek their prey, until none can eat from their own labors, for another man says, "What you produce is mine."

11. And then as a beacon upon the hill, the wealthy are few and their wealth is given to dragons, and their hordes are lost. And the beautiful crafts are burned, and the garish and garrulous crafts, ones made by unskilled workmen, are adorned in the riverways and alleys.

12. What is skillful is scorned, and what is wise is mistreated, and the wicked go about unpunished in the land. And they heap up to themselves the treasures stored by other men, more righteous than themselves, and those righteous men perish. And to a better home they go.

13. Where the wicked see that they are not corrected, but are indeed rewarded for their theft and bribery. And they become emboldened. And the righteous go to their home, and are at rest, while the wicked consume the Earth, and cause fire to erupt, and man to be ever leery.

14. And then the Wicked speak, and all folly is magnified.

15. When the righteous are in power, men speak of wisdom, and they keep a correct account of the sages, by faith understanding that there were indeed great men to be emulated.

16. And they revere the hero, and chastise the wicked, and the man of unclean lips is an abomination.

17. Yet of we, we are abomination at our youth, and ever so gracefully, are forgiven our follies, as we are chastised by Wisdom, and told to be silent.

18. For silence is a treasure, and still lips a good fortune, for the mouth constantly moving never learns.

19. Teach yourself silence, and speak through silence, for wisdom can speak without words, and folly increases them.

20. Do not speak, for better is a wise thought engendered through your airs, than a foolish one engendered by your mouth. Keep silence before all, and you shall be made wise.

21. Wisdom ought not be spoken, when it is not wise, likewise every proverb shall be known by the hands and feet, and not by the mouth.

22. Yet, great learning produces wisdom, and a good tongue, full of rebuke of the sages. To chastise the body for righteousness.

23. For when the people are wise and happy, and their bodies chastised for their wicked deeds, they grow shrewd, and the country can rejoice in the riches it had once lost.

24. Do not scorn chastisement, and for a foolish tongue, cut it out if you must. Or poke it with a hot iron.

25. Do not slander the rulers with what is untrue, but if you see injustice, speak it loudly! For by doing so, you will unyoke the captives.

26. If you are unsure of a thing, it is better not to speak it, than to speak it and be proven wrong.

27. For great folly is in the officer who listens to words, and twists the wise man's saying into backward and foolish things. That officer seeks the wise, and makes their folly as the Sage's, therefore makes him seem foolish, when he repeats the sayings, and they are now unwise.

28. For do not lead a wise man into captivity, but rather a fool.

29. For when the wise man is led astray by the foolish, then the man is made foolish, yet you caused him to stumble with your hasty words, and he felt dishonored, and therefore wicked.

30. As the man thought of himself, so he became, and his enemy's accusations were in his mind, turning. And the wise man spoke what was not true, for you had caused his mind to meditate on what was folly. Therefore, it is your sin, and not his. The prudent see what he really meant.

31. Yet, they reviled God and looked in His Numbers, and said, "Look at Him, He is petulant."

32. Yet these would do the same, and worse, had their beneficiary lied about them, and cruelly treated them and gave them no thanks. Likewise, God delivered Israel from Egypt, and they cursed Him right away, and wanted to fornicate, and eat meat. Thus, they cursed He who delivered them, therefore the whole generation expired.

33. Thus, Joshua was old when he entered into Canaan, and Caleb too, and they led their men to victory.

34. Who understands these proverbs? Be silent, and not chatty. Listen, and do not speak.

35. For a wise man is dashed to pieces by the thornbush and scourges, and the wicked are exulted to King. And the King plays his games, and all do follow. And all play, and eat, until there is no more, for none have made labor, and all have scorned the proverbs of the wise.

36. For likewise, even a wise man in private has foolish moments, why is his every word spied upon to see? At the lattice or doorway the spies look in, and say "We see his folly." Lo! Why is this thing done? Why do the spies creep into doorways, and keep a record of wrong? This is the generation of the foolish.

37. The generation of the wise is liberty, and justice, and peace. For not every word is taken into account, and there is grace to the sinner so they can become good.

38. And the happy are made happier, and the sad are cheered up by love and kindness, and mercy overflows with blessing.

39. For who understands a thing? Who knows the secrets of man? Does man not change in every season? Is there not new things, each generation under the sun? Yet, the old things are ever present, and man goes in his cycles, of foolish and wise.

40. Therefore, listen to my proverbs, my son, for they shall be wisdom to you. They shall add excellence to your speech. Listen to all proverbs, and hasten away from violent men. Hasten away from fools, when you perceive them: do not feel guilty for fleeing. For who knows? Perhaps by your rebuke, he may become wise, and your next encounter he will have a humble face.

41. Do not hate a friend, even if he were against you, and forgive him seven times seventy times. For life moves in cycles, a friend today, is an adversary tomorrow, and again, you are once again friends. Such it is with friendship.

42. And at the last, make an enemy a friend through your charity and good deeds. But, if he will remain your enemy, he shall burn through your wisdom... he shall seek to gain it, but it will never be his. Therefore, he will perish.

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