15 ^aIf God puts no trust in His saints,
And the heavens are not pure in His sight, ‡

16 ^aHow much less man, who is abominable and filthy,
^bWho drinks iniquity like water! ‡

19 To whom alone the¹ land was given,
And ^ano alien passed among them: ‡

20 The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,
^aAnd the number of years is hidden from the oppressor. ‡