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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · May 10, 1883

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 9, No. 18.

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FALSE PRIDE.

ASHAMED to own your labor To earn your daily bread; Ashamed to carry a parcel, Lest "something" might be said; Ashamed of humble neighbors, Ashamed of kith and kin, Ashamed to wear your last year's coat, Yet not ashamed to sin!
Ashamed to save the dollar By laying up the dime, Yet not ashamed to borrow, Or waste God's precious time; Ashamed to learn of good men, Ashamed to take advice, Yet not ashamed to take strong drink, And not ashamed of dice!
Ashamed to shun temptation, Ashamed to answer "No!" Yet not ashamed to loiter On "corners" as you go; Ashamed, before you venture, To nobly count the cost, Yet not ashamed to boast how much At stakes you've "won" or "lost!"
Poor human nature needeth Foundation like a rock, And strong supports and braces To guard against life's shock; But of all the "helps" to aid her, And all the "props" beside, That keeps her dignity alive, The weakest is false pride! —Selected.