Analysis of From one Fool to Another

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



The wisest of the wise a fool----
Compared with God’s great knowledge
And even if you think you’re cool
And do real well in college
You barely have a chance
Of even doing one thing good
No matter all you’re longing
And how much you wish you could
Don’t search the world for meaning
In your wealth and your possessions
The only thing you’re doing
Is increasing those obsessions
The best thing you can do
Is to enjoy what you’ve been given
And find new life in Jesus Christ
A life that is worth living
Enjoy what God has given you
Because this is your portion
And don’t delight in evil ways
In robbery or extortion
The wise man sees the danger
And he quickly turns aside
But all the fools keep going
With God’s hand they will collide
From one fool to another
Let me testify this first
Blows and wounds cleanse away evil
But the beatings really hurt


Scheme ABACDEFEFGFGHIJFHIKILMFMLNOP
Poetic Form
Metre 01010101 0111110 01011111 0111010 110101 11010111 1101110 0111111 1101110 01101010 0101110 10101010 011111 110111110 01110101 0111110 01111101 0111110 01010101 01001010 0111010 0110101 1101110 1111101 1111010 111011 10110110 1010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 862
Words 160
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 675
Words per stanza (avg) 160
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Written on April 30, 2010

Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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