1 The word of the Lord came to me:
2 “What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, “‘The fathers eat sour grapesAnd the children’s teeth become numb?’
3 “As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!
4 Indeed! All lives are mine – the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die.
5 “Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,
6 does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains or pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife, does not have sexual relations with a woman during her period,