Analysis of 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
Scheme | ABAB CXCX DEDE FXFE FGFG HXHX XXXE IJIJ H |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111010 01001001 101011110 11011101 11011111 11010111 01111101 01111011 11111101 01110110 101110001 111100110 11111010 1111110 1011110 1011101 1110110 01101011 110010101 110010101 11111110 101111 1011101 10101011 11011110 1111010 1110100 0111110 1111101 10010010 01011101 01010001 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,111 |
Words | 236 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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The Soul Who Sins Shall Die Ezekiel 18:2-9
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