1. The word of Adonai came to me saying:
2. “What do you mean by using this proverb in the land of Israel saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, so the children’s teeth are set on edge?’
3. As I live”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“you will never again use this proverb in Israel.
4. Behold, every living soul is Mine—the soul of father as well as the soul of son—both are Mine. Behold, the soul who sins is the one who will die.
5. “Suppose a man is just and does what is lawful and right: