Evil Men



Eat honey because it is good,
The drippings are sweet to your taste;
Knowing wisdom just as you should,
Adhere to your mind like a paste.

Know that wisdom such to your soul,
If you find will be your future;
Allows hope to be in control,
Never to be called a moocher.

A moocher is a wicked man,
That will dwell against the righteous;
Taking advantage is his plan,
As immorally licentious.

For the righteous fall seven times,
But the wicked constantly fall;
For all their swindling of their crimes,
Stumbling when trying to enthrall.

Do not rejoice when your foe fails,
Letting your heart not to be glad;
Rather pray for him on what ails,
Assisting him not to be sad.

Lest the Lord sees will be displeased,
He turns away with His anger;
In time His choler will be eased,
If confessed His wrath will languor.

Fret not yourself of evildoers,
Nor envious of the wicked;
Rather be righteous pursuers,
So that your past is acquitted.

The evil man has no outlook,
The wicked lamp will be put out;
For their names are not in the book,
Because in the Lord they have doubt.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

Be not Envious Proverbs 24:13-20

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Written on October 06, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on October 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGC HIHI JDJD KLKL MNMN D
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,071
Words 202
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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