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My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
 Her rash hand in evil hour
 Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat;
  Earth felt read more 
 Her rash hand in evil hour
 Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat;
  Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
   Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe
    That all was lost. 
He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.
He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.
 He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; 
that boasts of it, read more 
 He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; 
that boasts of it, is a devil. 
 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal 
life through Jesus Christ our read more 
 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal 
life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
 And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?  
 How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
 And love th' offender, yet detest the offence? 
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
 I couldn't live in peace if I put the shadow of a wilful sin 
between myself and God.  
 I couldn't live in peace if I put the shadow of a wilful sin 
between myself and God.