9. and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the sovereign Lord.
10. “Suppose such a man has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things mentioned previously
11. (though the father did not do any of them). He eats pagan sacrifices on the mountains, defiles his neighbor’s wife,
12. oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,
13. engages in usury and charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. He will bear the responsibility for his own death.
14. “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.
15. He does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains, does not pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife,
16. does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,
17. refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father’s iniquity; he will surely live.
18. As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.