Wisdom Vs. Folly

🎙️ Spoken Word Duet: “Wisdom vs. Folly”

[Wisdom]  

I have built my house on pillars of truth,  

Seven strong, carved by the hand of the Lord.  

I’ve slaughtered the beasts, mixed the wine, set the table—  

Come, you simple, come and be restored.  

Leave naïveté, walk in insight’s way,  

For the fear of the Lord births wisdom each day.

[Folly]  

I sit at the door of the city’s heart,  

Loud and lazy, dressed to deceive.  

My words drip honey, my touch feels sweet—  

But my guests dine with death and never leave.  

Stolen water, secret bread—  

They taste, they fall, they wake up dead.

[Wisdom]  

I send out my maidens, I raise my voice,  

Calling to the humble, the teachable, the wise.  

Correction is a gift, rebuke is a mirror—  

Receive it, and you’ll rise.  

Honor is with those who listen and learn,  

But mockers will burn with no return.

[Folly]  

I call to the simple, the drifting, the proud,  

To those who crave comfort and crowds.  

No discipline, no depth, just pleasure for now—  

But my banquet is a burial shroud.  

They think they feast, they think they win,  

But my house is haunted by hidden sin.

[Together – alternating lines]  

Wisdom: My path is narrow, but it leads to life.  

Folly: My road is wide, paved with delight.  

Wisdom: I offer legacy, truth, and light.  

Folly: I offer shadows dressed in white.  

Wisdom: Choose me, and you’ll build what lasts.  

Folly: Choose me, and you’ll relive your past.  

Wisdom: The wise inherit eternal days.  

Folly: The foolish vanish in smoky haze.

[Final Chorus – Together]  

So hear, O generation, the voices that call— 

One to rise, one to fall.  

One builds altars, one digs graves.  

One frees souls, one makes slaves.  

The choice is yours, the hour is near—  

Will you walk in wisdom… or disappear?