Quoting%20commentary for Chagigah 1:7

רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן מְנַסְיָא אוֹמֵר, אֵיזֶהוּ מְעֻוָּת שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִתְקֹן, זֶה הַבָּא עַל הָעֶרְוָה וְהוֹלִיד מִמֶּנָּה מַמְזֵר. אִם תֹּאמַר בְּגוֹנֵב וְגוֹזֵל, יָכוֹל הוּא לְהַחֲזִירוֹ וִיתַקֵּן. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחַאי אוֹמֵר, אֵין קוֹרִין מְעֻוָּת אֶלָּא לְמִי שֶׁהָיָה מְתֻקָּן בַּתְּחִלָּה וְנִתְעַוֵּת, וְאֵיזֶה, זֶה תַּלְמִיד חָכָם הַפּוֹרֵשׁ מִן הַתּוֹרָה:

R. Shimon b. Menassia says: What is (an instance of) "The crooked cannot be straightened"? Living with one of the illicit relations and begetting a mamzer through her, [bringing p'sulin (unfit ones) into Israel, who are a "remembrance" unto him] — as opposed to robbery and theft, where restitution can be made [i.e., He can return what was stolen to the owners and be "corrected" of his sin.] R. Shimon b. Yochai says: One is called "crooked" only if he were straight before and became crooked. Such as? A Torah scholar who separated from the Torah.

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