The parish kirks, I ween, they sae misguide,

That nane for wind and rain therein may bide:

Therefore nae pleasure tak they of the temple,

Nor yet to come where nocht is to contemple,

But craws and dows, cryand and makand beir,

That nane throuchly the minister may hear.

But feathers, filth, and dung does lie abroad,

Where folk should sit to hear the word of God;

Whilk is occasion to the adversaries,

To mock and scorn sic things before your eyes.