For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me.
Ver. 10. Thou hast trusted in thy wickedness.] God calleth that "wickedness" which they counted wisdom.
None seeth me.] Ne Deus quidem novit rationes mess. Graceless men, having hid God from themselves, think also to hide themselves from God.
Thy wisdom and thy knowledge.] Thy magical arts and practices. Quantus artifex pereo? quadrabit in te peritum et periturum.