Personal Responsibility
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
What do you mean by repeating,
A proverb concerning the land;
For the sour grapes you are seeding,
Are on the edge of sinking sand.
This proverb shall no more be used,
For all the souls belong to God;
The soul that sins will be refused,
Because that soul has become flawed.
If one does what is just and right,
Because that person is righteous;
Doing what is lawful in the light,
God will see favor in His justice.
If he eats not on the mountain,
Nor lift eyes to false idols;
Defiles a girl with his fountain,
God ensures his spirit kindles.
He does not oppress anyone,
Restores to the debtor his pledge;
Not shooting another with a gun,
Nor pushing another off a ledge.
He gives bread to those who hunger,
Covers nakedness with some clothes;
Never tries to be a whoremonger,
As a righteous person, he chose,
He never lends to get interest,
Withholds his hand from injustice;
Always is an evangelist,
Because he is always righteous.
He walks as taught by the rules,
Faithfully acting the statutes;
Avoiding death like all the fools.
Persists in biblical pursuits.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
The Soul Who Sins Shall Die Ezekiel 18:2-9
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Written on March 30, 2023
Submitted by sir_ricky on March 29, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,111 |
Words | 236 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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