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They all turn their backs, walking their own roads;
    they are rancid, leaving a trail of rotten footsteps behind them;
    not one of them does good,
    not even one.

Do the wicked have no clue about what really matters?
    They devour my brothers and sisters the way a man eats his dinner.
    They ignore the Eternal and don’t call on Him, rejecting His reality and truth.

They shall secretly tremble behind closed doors, hearts beating hard within their chests,
    knowing that God always avenges the upright.

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All have turned away,(A) all have become corrupt;(B)
    there is no one who does good,(C)
    not even one.(D)

Do all these evildoers know nothing?(E)

They devour my people(F) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.(G)
But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    for God is present in the company of the righteous.

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