¹⁸ “Come now, let us settle the matter,”^(A)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;^(B)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.^(C)

⁵ Surely I was sinful^(A) at birth,^(B)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
⁶ Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom^(C) in that secret place.^(D)

⁷ Cleanse^(E) me with hyssop,^(F) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.^(G)