One of the greatest frustrations of being wise is that you have to spend so much of your time around fools! How frustrating to know the truth and yet to have your life largely impacted by people who believe a lie! Democratic societies are often driven by its lowest common denominator. The majority rules! Unfortunately, the majority of society is unwise!
It can be difficult to have wisdom and yet not become a cynic. When you watch people continually making the same foolish mistakes, you can easily develop a harsh, critical spirit. This helps no one. But it is a burden to be borne. For you will watch your children, or your church, or your nation continually making harmful decisions when you know full well that a better choice was available to them.
The key for the wise is to guard their hearts and to teach others. Help people understand God’s wisdom. Demonstrate the better way. And resign yourself to the harsh reality that you do not live in a society of the wise.