{"slug": "the-trespass-of-the-wicked-man", "title": "A Wicked Life", "first_line": "The trespass of the wicked man", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 36, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 36"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 93) via the Wayback Machine; cross-verified against two independently scanned printings (archive.org OCR)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalter, United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912 \u2014 Psalm 36, selection 93. Imported by tools/psalter1912_import.py: word-bag attested by both scans; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "The tres -- pass of the wick -- ed man Most plain -- ly tes -- ti -- fies That fear of God's most ho -- ly Name Is not be -- fore his eyes.", "prose": ["The trespass of the wicked man", "Most plainly testifies", "That fear of God's most holy Name", "Is not before his eyes."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "He cher -- ish -- es the emp -- ty hope, Al -- though his sin be great, It nev -- er shall be brought to light And viewed with right -- eous hate.", "prose": ["He cherishes the empty hope,", "Although his sin be great,", "It never shall be brought to light", "And viewed with righteous hate."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The words he ut -- ters with his mouth Are wick -- ed -- ness and lies; He keeps him -- self from do -- ing good, And ceas -- es to be wise.", "prose": ["The words he utters with his mouth", "Are wickedness and lies;", "He keeps himself from doing good,", "And ceases to be wise."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "While on his bed his thought he gives To plann -- ing wick -- ed -- ness; He sets him -- self in e -- vil ways, he shuns not to trans -- gress.", "prose": ["While on his bed his thought he gives", "To planning wickedness;", "He sets himself in evil ways,", "he shuns not to transgress."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}