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They don’t realize that I remember
all the evil things they’ve done.
Now their sins surround them.
Their sins are in my presence.

“They make kings happy with the wicked things they do.
They make officials happy with the lies they tell.
They all commit adultery.
They are like a heated oven,
an oven so hot that a baker doesn’t have to fan its flames
when he makes bread.

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but they do not realize
    that I remember(A) all their evil deeds.(B)
Their sins engulf them;(C)
    they are always before me.

“They delight the king with their wickedness,
    the princes with their lies.(D)
They are all adulterers,(E)
    burning like an oven
whose fire the baker need not stir
    from the kneading of the dough till it rises.

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