Why so much trouble in the populace;

have we all gone after what is frivolous?

We're all trying to get somewhere;

our own road to fulfillment, in disrepair?

Some seek fame, others seek wealth;

others rely on getting it by stealth.

With the wrong map in hand, they trammel;

straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel.

When one seeks treasure, one must know the location;

otherwise the inner being will suffer strangulation.

We are like merchants in search of fine pearls;

they can be found, but wisdom must first be unfurled.

Why do we continually try to re-invent the wheel;

it's quite obvious, we all continue to reel.

People are looking for joy in every sort of place;

many miss the mark, they get no protective space.

Why so much trouble in the populace;

do we fail to make that U-turn to Damascus?

By grace the bible map is the way to secure treasure;

don't be a sluggard, only to your own displeasure.