Truth Saves Lives

Penury

Scarcely has an acquaintance

Rage

Retains its age-old folly

Arrogance

Beats an unreliable drum

Snare

Flatters the young mice

Experiment

Welcomes available beaker

Envy

Targets an idle bone

Deceit

Hates its gullible audience

Dwarf

Pats the wobbly ladder

Error

Leans on any surface

Sandy

Proves needless points

Mercy

Searches out the way

Truth

Keeps the prudent alive