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When the bow is unbent, the rift it has may be undiscerned, but go to use it by drawing the arrow to the head and it flies in pieces; thus doth a false heart when put to the trial. As the ape in the fable, dressed like a man, when nuts are thrown before her, cannot then dissemble her nature any longer, but shows herself an ape indeed; a false heart betrays itself before it is aware, when a fair occasion is presented for its lust; whereas sincerity keeps the soul pure in the face of temptation.

(W. Gurnall.)

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KJV: Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

WEB: Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn't keep his testimonies;