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.