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But they do not realize
    that I remember all the evil things they do.
Their sins pile up and cover them.
    I am always aware of their sins.

“Their evil conduct even makes the king glad.
    Their lies make the princes happy.
But all the people are unfaithful to the king.
    Their anger against him burns
    like the coals in an oven.
The baker does not even need to stir up the fire
    until the dough is ready.”

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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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