A man’s own folly ruins
his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
-Proverbs 19:3
We have to admit that at
times, we are predisposed to act foolishly. Man is apt to foils and misdeeds.
This
wisdom saying only states the obvious truth. It is man’s own folly, his own
self-will, which overturns his way, blundering about in what he calls
misfortune. We may have acted foolishly without thought of obeying God or
waiting for His direction. The result could be trouble . And when
this happens we fret and blame the providence of God. We look at ourselves as
unfortunate victims, refusing to admit any blame for the consequences of our
foolish acts. Instead of accepting responsibility we fret and blame God for
appointing the troubles which visit us.
The great St. Augustine
said, “Say not thou it is through the Lord that I foil away; for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth. Say not thou He
has caused me to err; for he hath no need of the sinful man.”
The same thought is
expressed in more poetic verses by the great Alexander Pope:
“Perverse mankind! whose
wills, created free,
Charge all their woes in
absolute decree;
All to the dooming gods their
guilt translate,
And follies are miscalled
the crimes of fate.”
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