Although I make no claim to piety in the court of God, I am not such a great sinner that idols would be pleased with me.

In this couplet, the poet strikes a beautiful balance between honest humility and fierce self-respect. He readily confesses that he cannot boast of saintliness or great piety before the Divine, yet he refuses to bow down to false idols or petty worldly masters. It is the quiet dignity of a flawed human being who knows his shortcomings, but still guards the essential purity of his soul from being cheapened.