He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:

Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;