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How can anyone be innocent
    in the sight of God?
To him, not even the light
of the moon and stars
    can ever be pure.
So how can we humans,
    when we are merely worms?

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How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
    How can one born of woman be pure?(A)
If even the moon(B) is not bright
    and the stars are not pure in his eyes,(C)
how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
    a human being,(D) who is only a worm!”(E)

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