Which?

Which?
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John Smith is thrice a millionaire,
Quite rapid’s been his rise,
A shrewd and calculating man
The world accounts him wise;
A scruple he has never let
Retard his upward way,
The question alv always is with him,
At all times, “Will it pay?”

Bill Jones is very poor indeed
And struggles for his bread
A conscientious upright man
With more of heart than head
He’ll die as poor as he has lived,
There’s no one calls him bright
He never asks “Now, will it pay?”
But always “Is it right?”

There’s no one but can plainly see,
For it’s as clear as day
That “Is it Right?” his little chance
To win ‘gainst “Does it Pay?”
Still, when at times Smith stops to
think,
From doubt he’s scarcely free:
Somehow Bill Jones seems after all
A happier man than he!
-Puck