Verse 1
Professors good in their own eyes,
In their own vain opinion just,
Who dare the worst of men despise,
And in their own perfections trust,
They, dead in sin, themselves deceive,
And only have a name to live.
Verse 2
Themselves they never yet have known
Themselves who proudly justify,
On publicans with scorn look down,
Originally titled: “‘Stand by thyself” to sinners cry,
And glory in their sordid dress,
The clouts of their own righteousness.