⁵ They are corrupt and not his children;
    to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.^(A)
6 Is this the way you repay^(B) the Lord,
    you foolish^(C) and unwise people?^(D)
Is he not your Father,^(E) your Creator,^[a]
    who made you and formed you?^(F)

⁷ Remember the days of old;^(G)
    consider the generations long past.^(H)
Ask your father and he will tell you,
    your elders, and they will explain to you.^(I)