Analysis of Discipline
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
There is severe discipline,
For him who forsakes the way;
Having caused to commit sin,
As to being led astray.
Hell and wrath before the Lord,
How much more within the heart;
The Word of God is ignored,
From the Lord that they depart.
Scoffers like not to be damned,
He will not go to the wise;
That would cause him to be slammed,
As some others would despise.
A glad heart makes one smile,
Sorrow crushes the spirit;
Attitudes can defile,
Of the things that you merit.
The heart of understanding,
Constantly seeking wisdom;
The mouth of fools demanding,
Feeds on folly and boredom.
All the days are afflicted,
By those who will do evil;
But cheerful hearts convicted,
Resists works of the devil.
Better is a little fear,
Giving honor to the Lord;
Great treasure when you revere,
And being in one accord.
Better is a dinner of herbs,
Than love of a fattened bull;
Because the appetite curbs,
More than a gluttonous fool.
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Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK LBLB MXMX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101100 111101 1011011 1110101 1010101 1110101 0111101 1011101 111111 1111101 1111111 1110101 011111 1010010 1011 1011110 011010 1001010 0111010 1110010 1011010 1111110 1101010 0111010 1010101 1010101 1101101 0100101 10101011 1110101 010101 1101001 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 968 |
Words | 211 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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The Measure of Better Proverbs 15:10-17
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Written on March 28, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on March 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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