1. The Lord spoke to me
2. and said, “What is this proverb people keep repeating in the land of Israel?‘The parents ate the sour grapes,But the children got the sour taste.’
3. “As surely as I am the living God,” says the Sovereign Lord, “you will not repeat this proverb in Israel any more.
4. The life of every person belongs to me, the life of the parent as well as that of the child. The person who sins is the one who will die.
5. “Suppose there is a truly good man, righteous and honest.