Confession on Yom Kippur Eve

Let the wicked give up his ways, the sinful person his plans; let him turn back to the Lord, who will pardon him; to our God, who freely forgives (Isaiah 55:7). Said R. Biba bar Avina, “How should a person confess on the eve of the Day of Atonement? One should say: ‘Well known is [var.: I confess] all that I have done. I have remained in an evil path, and [regarding] everything that I have done I shall not do its like again. May it be Your will, O Lord my God, to pardon me for all my iniquities and to forgive me for all my transgressions, and to grant me atonement for all my sins, as it is written: Let the wicked give up his ways. Let him give up/depart, and it says: And let him turn back to the Lord, who will pardon him (Isaiah 55:7).’”