1. The causes of evil in every man
Are lust and wrath’s dominion

2. So cut off the root, be safe from the branch
Each state proceeded from a cause

3. The origin of sorrows lies in two - beware them
And you’ll be saved from fierce flames

4. They were in Adam before he fell
From his lofty station sublime

5. Under reason’s rule obedient
Ruling his soldiers, none forced by crime

6. But disobeying God, they raged unrestrained
Ever at war with hardship and toil

7. We inherited them by justice binding
Mandated descent from father and mother

8. As Gehazi’s sons inherited
Their father’s pallor by decree of the Prophet