1Then the word of the LORD came to…
2“What do you people mean by quoting this…
3As surely as I live, declares the Lord…
4Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father…
5Now suppose a man is righteous and does…
6He does not eat at the mountain or…
7He does not oppress another, but restores the…
8He does not engage in usury or take…
9He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My…
10Now suppose that man has a violent son,…
11though the father has done none of them:…
12He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits…
13He engages in usury and takes excess interest.…
14Now suppose this son has a son who…
15He does not eat at the mountain or…
16He does not oppress another, or retain a…
17He withholds his hand from harming the poor…
18As for his father, he will die for…
19Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son…
20The soul who sins is the one who…
21But if the wicked man turns from all…
22None of the transgressions he has committed will…
23Do I take any pleasure in the death…
24But if a righteous man turns from his…
25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord…
26If a righteous man turns from his righteousness…
27But if a wicked man turns from the…
28Because he considered and turned from all the…
29Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way…
30Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge…
31Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you…
32For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death,…
