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As I live, says the Lord God, you will no longer repeat this proverb in Israel. Do not forget that all lives are mine. The life of the father and the life of the son are both mine. Only the person who sins shall die.

Reflect upon a virtuous man
    who does what is lawful 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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