TELL ME WISE MAN, PLEASE GIVE ME A
HAND.
AND TEACH ME THEREIN, ON HOW TO HIDE SIN.
THE WISE MAN DID SMILE, AND THOUGHT FOR A WHILE.
THEN OPENED HIS MOUTH, THE ANSWER CAME OUT:
'SIN CAN'T LEAVE A MARK, IF DONE IN THE DARK.'
'YOUR SINS CAN'T BE KNOWN, IF DONE WHEN ALONE.'
'THERE'S NO SIN TO FIND, WHEN LEFT IN YOUR MIND.'
'SOME SIN TO DENY?, JUST HIDE WITH A LIE.'
'SIN TARNISHED YOUR NAME?, FIND SOMEONE TO BLAME.'
O THANK YOU WISE MAN, I NOW UNDERSTAND.
CAN'T WAIT TO BEGIN, TO HIDE ALL MY SIN.
THE WISE MAN SAID WAIT! DON'T GO IN GREAT HASTE.
BEFORE YOU CAN GO, ONE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW.
TO HIDE SIN FROM MAN?, SON, ANYONE CAN!
TO HIDE SIN FROM GOD?; NOW, THAT'S VERY ODD.
IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE, BELIEVE ME MY SON.
I'VE [NOT] YET FOUND A WAY, TO FOOL GOD TODAY.