Let another man praise thee

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:2

How often have I spoken up

to laud my own designs,

boasting that my cunning hand

is sure to make headlines.

O foolish man, O blade of grass,

so soon to fade away;

already into ashes

turns each temporary day.

Seal my lips, kind Father,

until I have learned to praise

not my own dull actions

but only thine great ways!