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Okay so in the end you do acknowledge that you were wrong in saying I linked no poems, because now you're saying that I did
10:
A better burden can no man bear
on the way than his mother wit;
'tis the refuge of the poor, and richer it seems
than wealth in a world untried.
58.
He must rise betimes who fain of another
or life or wealth would win;
scarce falls the prey to sleeping wolves,
or to slumberers victory in strife.
59.
He must rise betimes who hath few to serve him,
and see to his work himself;
who sleeps at morning is hindered much,
to the keen is wealth half-won.
77.
Full-stocked folds had the Fatling's sons,
who bear now a beggar's staff:
brief is wealth, as the winking of an eye,
most faithless ever of friends.
78.
If haply a fool should find for himself
wealth or a woman's love,
pride waxes in him but wisdom never
and onward he fares in his folly.
That is a poem you dumb fuck
Ok, let’s go stanza by stanza
Where do you believe
That says that wealth is unclean?
The entire point here is that there are good things other than material wealth
10: Tis the refuge of the poor to bear his mother's wit. And it is better than all the wealth in the world
You quite literally said “you did not” when he said “I provided a great couple of stanzas”
Are you following? good
Ok, and what do you feel that says?
Let’s see if you can follow
Lol she said you didn't provide stanzas that make the point you're trying to make, not that you didn't provide stanzas at all
You guys are pretty dumb
Or trolling?
I want you to try to type in plain English what you think that stanza is saying
It's explicitly said. Mother's wit: natural ability to cope with everyday matters; common sense.
No, he’s a legit anti-Semite
And that it is better than all of the world's wealth
Mhm, and what is it saying about a mother’s wit?
Correct
Mother's wit: natural ability to cope with everyday matters; common sense.
What part of that suggests that wealth is unclean
having a loving wife is nice, doesn't mean having a ferrari isn't awesome
If you were arguing Christianity you would have a point- wealth is definitely unclean in Christianity
For Norse paganism it’s an absolutely absurd claim
That material wealth is less important than caring for your own. Now apply the inverse, that would make gold very valuable and a desirable objective
Ah so
Which is not in this poem
The actual point of the poem
The entire conceit
Is that everyone ready knows that wealth is good
So what the author is doing
Where does it explicitly say that wealth is good?
That's your claim now
something can be worth more without somethign else being a negative
I want evidence for that
Is saying “actually, here’s a bunch of things that are better! A mother’s wit, a friend’s love”
my mom is dead, i wish I could bring her back and would give up all my money to do it, but ideally, i'd like both
This is implicit
This is the point of the poem