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THE ADVICE OF A JUDGE, by                    
First Line: As you sow, so shall you reap
Last Line: So my advice is be careful what you do.
Subject(s): Advice


As you sow, so shall you reap;
My advice to you is don't sow too cheap.
Better sow sunshine and a helping hand
As you travel on this pleasant land,
Than sorrow and a tale of woe
Every place that you do go.
For soon you will put your sickle in
And then your reaping will begin.
Now if you want nice things for to reap
My advice to you is don't sow too cheap.
Don't sow cockleburs and burdock too,
For they will get in your hair before you are through;
Better sow wheat and some corn
So you will have some substance when you are shorn
Of all your vanity and self conceit
When your Lord and Savior you doth meet.
Now what you get out of life is up to you
So my advice is be careful what you do.





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