Sunday, July 6, 2008

FOOL OF WISDOM

MOROSOPHIA
(foolosophy: foolish wisdom of God)

This fellow's wise enough
to play the fool.
TWELFTH NIGHT, IIIi:61
I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate,
to search out
wisdom
and the scheme of things.
I turned my mind to understand
the stupidity of wickedness and
the madness of folly.

Applying myself to the understanding of wisdom
as well as of madness and folly,
I learned that
this is a chasing after the wind.
My mind still guiding me with "wisdom,"
I tried cheering myself with wine,
and embracing folly.
Loose laughter, however, is foolish.
What does such pleasure accomplish?

wisdom.
OUTWEIGHS
A little folly
Was ever one wiser than one's own weak wit?
Why would one ever dare to think, "Try it?"

When one's world is found empty,
God's word proves itself full.

Was one ever so wise to not fail as a fool?

There is more hope for a fool
than one wise in one's own eyes.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
hangs limp.
Answer not a fool according to his folly
lest you become
like a fool yourself.
Answer a fool according to his folly
lest, in his own eyes,
he become wise.
Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning
and
even among fools
she lets herself be known.
Folly is loud
undisciplined
without knowledge.
Sitting at the highest point in the city,
Folly calls out to those who pass by:
"Let all who are simple come here! "
To all who lack judgment,
Folly says,
"Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is delicious!"
But little do they know
that the dead are there;
the guests of Folly
are in the depths of the grave.
The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool
comes to ruin.
The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool
invites ruin.
Whoever conceals one's hatred
has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander
is a fool.
The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of judgment.
The one who brings trouble on one's family
will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
The way of a fool
seems right to him,
but a wise man listens to advice.
A fool shows his annoyance at once,
but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself,
but the hearts of fools blurt out folly.
Every prudent man acts out of knowledge,
but a fool exposes his folly.
A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but fools detest turning from evil.
He who walks with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm.
The wise woman builds her house,
but with her own hands
the foolish one tears her house down.
A fool's talk brings a rod to his back,
but the lips of the wise protect them.
Stay away from a foolish man,
for you will not find knowledge
on his lips.
The wisdom of the prudent
is to give thought to their ways,
but the folly of fools is deception.
Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but good will is found among the upright.
Even in laughter the heart may ache
and joy may end in grief.
A wise man fears the LORD and shuns evil,
but a fool is hotheaded and reckless.
The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but
the folly of fools yields folly.
A patient man has great understanding,
but a quick-tempered man displays folly.
A fool spurns his father's discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so the hearts of fools.
Death and Destruction lie open to the LORD
- how much more the hearts of men!
The discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Folly delights one who lacks judgment,
but a man of understanding keeps a straight course.
Understanding is a fountain of life
to those who have it,
but folly brings punishment to fools.
For a fool
HONOR
is unfitting.
A longing fulfilled
is sweet to the soul,
yet the fool is determined
to return to his folly.

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