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Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men, and you will be laughed read more
Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men, and you will be laughed at.
Every sin is the result of collaboration.
Every sin is the result of collaboration.
Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.
Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.
 But, said as angels for the good man's sin,
 Weep to record, and blush to give it in.  
 But, said as angels for the good man's sin,
 Weep to record, and blush to give it in. 
Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
 I waive the quantum o' the sin,
 The hazard of concealing:
  But, och! it hardens a' within,
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 I waive the quantum o' the sin,
 The hazard of concealing:
  But, och! it hardens a' within,
   And petrifies the feeling! 
 In Adam's fall--
 We sinned all.  
 In Adam's fall--
 We sinned all. 
Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
Man-like it is to fall into sin; fiendlike it is to dwell therein.
Man-like it is to fall into sin; fiendlike it is to dwell therein.