Ezekiel 18:1-6 (Douay-Rheims)
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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What is the meaning?
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That you use among you this parable as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.
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As I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel.
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Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die.
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And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice,
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And hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel: and hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman:
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