See the scapegoat, happy beast,

From every personal sin released,

And in the desert hidden apart,

Dancing with a careless heart.

‘Lightly weigh the sins of others.’

See him skip! ‘Am I my brother’s

Keeper? O never, no, no, no!

Lightly come and lightly go!’

In the town, from sin made free,

Righteous men hold jubilee.

In the desert all alone

The scapegoat dances on and on.