The Quest for Wisdom
Where does wisdom reside?
Where does understanding hide?
Not in the land of living souls,
Nor depths of seas, where vastness rolls.
Hidden from eyes, from all living things,
Even birds in the sky, it elusively clings.
Destruction and Death have only heard,
A mere rumor, nothing more, of its word.
Mortals toil, seeking treasures confined.
From the soil, iron is taken, copper refined.
Silver mines and gold's refining cells,
In depths of earth, where darkness dwells.
Its value cannot be contained,
By gold or silver, it's not attained.
Beyond the jewels, the precious stones,
Wisdom surpasses all thrones.
God alone understands the way,
Where wisdom resides, where it stay.
He views all beneath the heavens above,
And measures wisdom with truth and love.
To humankind, this message He imparts,
"The fear of the Lord, wisdom's true start,
To shun evil, that is understanding's key",
Embrace wisdom's path, and truly be free.
About this poem
Oh mortals, in your quest for treasures buried deep within the earth's embrace, you toil and labor, extracting minerals and precious metals. But true wisdom, the ultimate prize, cannot be found in the depths or in the vastness of the seas. Its value exceeds that of any earthly riches. True wisdom is in the fear of God, and understanding is attained through shunning evil.
Written on June 11, 2023
Submitted by Aloo-Denish on June 11, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 930 |
Words | 180 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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