1 the Lord’s word came to me again, saying,
2 “What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning Eretz-Israel, saying,‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
3 “As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more 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 who sins, he shall die.
5 “But if a man is just,and does that which is lawful and right,
6 and has not eaten on the mountains,hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,hasn’t defiled his neighbour’s wife,hasn’t come near a woman in her impurity,
7 and has not wronged any,but has restored to the debtor his pledge,has taken nothing by robbery,has given his bread to the hungry,and has covered the naked with a garment;