Errors In Gibeah*

I’d rather be judged by a sinful man Who knows that all have sinned, Than fall into the hand of a self- righteous man Who thinks the world must live up to him. For we each have a sin that controls us all, Our own particular sin; And no one escapes — the great or the small — This slavery from within. Were the sins of Gibeah more dreadful than A man who would sacrifice To the torturous hand of evil man Another, to save his own life? That through my sin I have seen this truth, So that I may put it down; And that You forgive me my particular sin Is kindness beyond renown.