The wickedare estrangedfrom the womb;These who speakliesgoastrayfrom birth.
"Whatis man,that he should be pure,Or he who is bornof a woman,that he should be righteous?
Upon You I was castfrom birth;You have been my Godfrom my mother'swomb.
Behold,I was broughtforthin iniquity,And in sinmy motherconceivedme.
Dayand nightthey goaroundher upon her walls,And iniquityand mischiefare in her midst.
Foolishnessis boundup in the heartof a child;The rodof disciplinewill removeit farfrom him.
"Listento Me, O houseof Jacob,And allthe remnantof the houseof Israel,You who have been borneby Me from birthAnd have been carriedfrom the womb;
"You have not heard,you have not known.Evenfrom longagoyour earhas not been open,BecauseI knewthat you would dealverytreacherously;And you have been calleda rebelfrom birth.
Woeto those who schemeiniquity,Who workout evilon their beds!When morningcomes, they doit, For it is in the powerof their hands.
Amongthem we tooallformerlylivedin the lustsof our flesh,indulgingthe desiresof the fleshand of the mind,and were by naturechildrenof wrath,evenas the rest.
