¹⁵ Will you continue on the ancient path
that wicked men have walked?
¹⁶ They were snatched away before their time,
and their foundations^(A) were washed away by a river.
¹⁷ They were the ones who said to God, ‘Leave us alone! ’
and ‘What can the Almighty do to us? ’^[a](B)

² The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race^[a](A)
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
³ All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.^(B)

² God looks down from heaven on the human race^[a]
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.^(A)
3 All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.^(B)