On the Inexpediency to Society of Persons who Think Overmuch

"Be not righteous over much. Neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself." Ecclesiastes 7:16

Though you may a dullard be

Though of wit you may be free

You are better far than he

Whose wisdom is exceeding.

 

For if your mind is without gleam

With such a kind the world doth teem

You will not lack for those that seem

To be of sim’lar breeding.

 

But woe for he who knows too much

Whom ignorance provides no crutch

The world of men cares not for such

He makes us all unquiet.

 

Yea, such a one must be cast out

For thought, well, what is thought but doubt?

And better far are we without

Such stuff, can you deny it?

 

While doubting man in darkness dwells

A cold and solitary cell

For men of faith all will be well

Faith alone can bring relief.

 

He is the fool whose private hell

Consists in stubborn unbelief.

Reviews

[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

There are so many lines here i would like to quote.This is intelligent poetry...I like the thought that works behind your words here.
I like the stanza
While doubting man in darkness dwells

A cold and solitary cell

For men of faith all will be well

Faith alone can bring relief.
Yes faith alone can bring relief,guide us through our darkest days.Doubting is only but a desert mirage,the more you are fascinated by it the more you are sucked into it.There is no end to doubts as such,you can not gauge its depth and how far you can fall into this darkness.
I like the opening lines
Though of wit you may be free

You are better far than he

Whose wisdom is exceeding.
A free wit is far more precious than the one that is bound by rules.

[Tony]

This is an excellent poem.