1
The
word
of
the
LORD
came
unto
me
again,
saying,
2
What
mean
ye,
that
ye
use
this
proverb
concerning
the
land
of
Israel,
saying,
The
fathers
have
eaten
sour
grapes,
and
the
children’s
teeth
are
set
on
edge?
3
[As]
I
live,
saith
the
Lord
GOD,
ye
shall
not
have
[occasion]
any
more
to
use
this
proverb
in
Israel.
4
Behold,
all
souls
are
mine;
as
the
soul
of
the
father,
so
also
the
soul
of
the
son
is
mine:
the
soul
that
sinneth,
it
shall
die.
5
But
if
a
man
be
just,
and
do
that
which
is
lawful
and
right,
6
[And]
hath
not
eaten
upon
the
mountains,
neither
hath
lifted
up
his
eyes
to
the
idols
of
the
house
of
Israel,
neither
hath
defiled
his
neighbour’s
wife,
neither
hath
come
near
to
a
menstruous
woman,
7
And
hath
not
oppressed
any,
[but]
hath
restored
to
the
debtor
his
pledge,
hath
spoiled
none
by
violence,
hath
given
his
bread
to
the
hungry,
and
hath
covered
the
naked
with
a
garment;
8
He
[that]
hath
not
given
forth
upon
usury,
neither
hath
taken
any
increase,
[that]
hath
withdrawn
his
hand
from
iniquity,
hath
executed
true
judgment
between
man
and
man,
9
Hath
walked
in
my
statutes,
and
hath
kept
my
judgments,
to
deal
truly;
he
[is]
just,
he
shall
surely
live,
saith
the
Lord
GOD.
10
If
he
beget
a
son
[that
is]
a
robber,
a
shedder
of
blood,
and
[that]
doeth
the
like
to
[any]
one
of
these
[things],
11
And
that
doeth
not
any
of
those
[duties],
but
even
hath
eaten
upon
the
mountains,
and
defiled
his
neighbour’s
wife,
12
Hath
oppressed
the
poor
and
needy,
hath
spoiled
by
violence,
hath
not
restored
the
pledge,
and
hath
lifted
up
his
eyes
to
the
idols,
hath
committed
abomination,
13
Hath
given
forth
upon
usury,
and
hath
taken
increase:
shall
he
then
live?
he
shall
not
live:
he
hath
done
all
these
abominations;
he
shall
surely
die;
his
blood
shall
be
upon
him.
14
Now,
lo,
[if]
he
beget
a
son,
that
seeth
all
his
father’s
sins
which
he
hath
done,
and
considereth,
and
doeth
not
such
like,
15
[That]
hath
not
eaten
upon
the
mountains,
neither
hath
lifted
up
his
eyes
to
the
idols
of
the
house
of
Israel,
hath
not
defiled
his
neighbour’s
wife,
16
Neither
hath
oppressed
any,
hath
not
withholden
the
pledge,
neither
hath
spoiled
by
violence,
[but]
hath
given
his
bread
to
the
hungry,
and
hath
covered
the
naked
with
a
garment,
17
[That]
hath
taken
off
his
hand
from
the
poor,
[that]
hath
not
received
usury
nor
increase,
hath
executed
my
judgments,
hath
walked
in
my
statutes;
he
shall
not
die
for
the
iniquity
of
his
father,
he
shall
surely
live.
18
[As
for]
his
father,
because
he
cruelly
oppressed,
spoiled
his
brother
by
violence,
and
did
[that]
which
[is]
not
good
among
his
people,
lo,
even
he
shall
die
in
his
iniquity.
19
Yet
say
ye,
Why?
doth
not
the
son
bear
the
iniquity
of
the
father?
When
the
son
hath
done
that
which
is
lawful
and
right,
[and]
hath
kept
all
my
statutes,
and
hath
done
them,
he
shall
surely
live.
20
The
soul
that
sinneth,
it
shall
die.
The
son
shall
not
bear
the
iniquity
of
the
father,
neither
shall
the
father
bear
the
iniquity
of
the
son:
the
righteousness
of
the
righteous
shall
be
upon
him,
and
the
wickedness
of
the
wicked
shall
be
upon
him.
21
But
if
the
wicked
will
turn
from
all
his
sins
that
he
hath
committed,
and
keep
all
my
statutes,
and
do
that
which
is
lawful
and
right,
he
shall
surely
live,
he
shall
not
die.
22
All
his
transgressions
that
he
hath
committed,
they
shall
not
be
mentioned
unto
him:
in
his
righteousness
that
he
hath
done
he
shall
live.
23
Have
I
any
pleasure
at
all
that
the
wicked
should
die?
saith
the
Lord
GOD:
[and]
not
that
he
should
return
from
his
ways,
and
live?
24
But
when
the
righteous
turneth
away
from
his
righteousness,
and
committeth
iniquity,
[and]
doeth
according
to
all
the
abominations
that
the
wicked
[man]
doeth,
shall
he
live?
All
his
righteousness
that
he
hath
done
shall
not
be
mentioned:
in
his
trespass
that
he
hath
trespassed,
and
in
his
sin
that
he
hath
sinned,
in
them
shall
he
die.
25
Yet
ye
say,
The
way
of
the
Lord
is
not
equal.
Hear
now,
O
house
of
Israel;
Is
not
my
way
equal?
are
not
your
ways
unequal?
26
When
a
righteous
[man]
turneth
away
from
his
righteousness,
and
committeth
iniquity,
and
dieth
in
them;
for
his
iniquity
that
he
hath
done
shall
he
die.
27
Again,
when
the
wicked
[man]
turneth
away
from
his
wickedness
that
he
hath
committed,
and
doeth
that
which
is
lawful
and
right,
he
shall
save
his
soul
alive.
28
Because
he
considereth,
and
turneth
away
from
all
his
transgressions
that
he
hath
committed,
he
shall
surely
live,
he
shall
not
die.
29
Yet
saith
the
house
of
Israel,
The
way
of
the
Lord
is
not
equal.
O
house
of
Israel,
are
not
my
ways
equal?
are
not
your
ways
unequal?
30
Therefore
I
will
judge
you,
O
house
of
Israel,
every
one
according
to
his
ways,
saith
the
Lord
GOD.
Repent,
and
turn
[yourselves]
from
all
your
transgressions;
so
iniquity
shall
not
be
your
ruin.
31
Cast
away
from
you
all
your
transgressions,
whereby
ye
have
transgressed;
and
make
you
a
new
heart
and
a
new
spirit:
for
why
will
ye
die,
O
house
of
Israel?
32
For
I
have
no
pleasure
in
the
death
of
him
that
dieth,
saith
the
Lord
GOD:
wherefore
turn
[yourselves],
and
live