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“As surely as I live, says the Lord God, this is true: You will not use this saying in Israel anymore. Every living thing belongs to me. The life of the parent is mine, and the life of the child is mine. The person who sins is the one who will die.

“Suppose a person is good and does what is fair 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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