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WISDOM by CHARLES JOSEPH RIDER

First Line: YOU ASK, WHAT IS IT TO BE WISE?
Last Line: IT IS A GIFT THAT LOVERS OF THE TRUTH RECEIVE.
Subject(s): TRUTH;

You ask, what is it to be wise? --
To see the truth behind a world of make-believe
And penetrate the shrewd disguise
That crafty seekers after wordly power achieve
By any means they can devise.
It is a gift that lovers of the truth receive.



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