# I was born in iniquity

Being a sinner is spoken of as being in iniquity. Alternate translation: "I was already a sinner when I was born" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin

Being a sinner is spoken of as being in sin. Alternate translation: "even when my mother conceived me, I was a sinner" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])