As I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“you will no longer use this proverb in Israel.(A) Look, every life belongs to Me.(B) The life of the father is like the life of the son—both belong to Me. The person who sins is the one who will die.(C)

“Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:

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“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb(A) in Israel. For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins(B) is the one who will die.(C)

“Suppose there is a righteous man
    who does what is just and right.

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