¹⁴ “What are mortals, that they could be pure,
    or those born of woman,^(A) that they could be righteous?^(B)
15 If God places no trust in his holy ones,^(C)
    if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,^(D)
16 how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt,^(E)
    who drink up evil^(F) like water!^(G)

“There is no one righteous, not even one;
¹¹     there is no one who understands;
    there is no one who seeks God.
¹² All have turned away,
    they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
    not even one.”^[a](A)