"Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end" (Proverbs 19:20). "And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?" (Luke 12:19,20).
Consider well your latter end,
And weigh the counsel you receive.
Be careful that you don't depend
On counselors that will deceive.
Go ahead and take your ease,
The counsel from your heart may say.
Eat and drink; do as you please,
And think of God some other day.
The world's counselors applaud
Your pleasure and prosperity,
And never give a thought to God,
Or planning for eternity.
The day is surely coming when
All those things shall pass away.
And nothing else shall matter then
But what Almighty God will say.
Will you then be called a fool?
Or will you hear the words, "Well done"?
No lament shall be so cruel
As knowing you refused God's Son.
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