The tres­pass of the wick­ed man
Most plain­ly tes­ti­fies
That fear of God’s most ho­ly name
Is not be­fore his eyes.

He cher­ish­es the emp­ty hope,
Although his sin be great,
It ne­ver shall be brought to light
And viewed with right­eous hate.

The words he ut­ters with his mouth
Are wick­ed­ness and lies;
He keeps him­self from do­ing good,
And ceas­es to be wise.

While on his bed his thought he gives
To plan­ning wick­ed­ness;
He sets him­self in ev­il ways,
He shuns not to trans­gress.