Religion
Proverbs 11:22: Of beauty vain, of wisdom void
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Religion
Of beauty vain, of wisdom void,
What art thou in the sight of God?
A slave to every base desire,
A creature wallowing in the mire!
Go, gaudy pageant of a day,
Thy folly with thy face display,
Put all thy charms and graces out,
And show the jewel — in thy snout!
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Wesley, Charles. “Proverbs 11:22: Of beauty vain, of wisdom void.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3322/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Proverbs 11:22: Of beauty vain, of wisdom void.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3322/.
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