Foolish man cuts the branch

 Foolish man cuts the branch,

On which he sits,

Thinking that  he is very wise,

Nor would he heed the advice.

Council of the fool is folly,

They should not be advised,

Neither will they value it,

Nor will they heed the advice.

The beauty of advice is this,

That fools can't ever heed,

For the wise, it is an ornament,

To the fools, it cannot reach.

Wisdom is surely a blessing,

Given by one who lives above,

The neck of the fool is the stiffest,

Bending is an act of love.

R. A. Jacob

 A foolish man cuts the branch on which he sits,

 A foolish man cuts the branch on which he sits,
I can understand the proverb is wise,
Yet the foolish man never knows,
He can't ever be advised.

Foolish people will devour our earth,
Sometimes cutting the tree,
Sometimes fighting war after war,
Why waste paper and ink.

Of all the calamities,
That touch the earth,
Half are created,
Due to wisdom's dearth.

Yet how do the fools,
Climb up the stairs,
Putting the world in perils,

I can stare and stare.

Proverbs 14:8 NIV

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception