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9 ‘»if he lives by my rules and obeys my laws faithfully this person is righteous. He will certainly live,’ declares the Lord Jehovah.
10 ‘»Suppose this person has a son who robs and murders. The son does all these other things
11 that his father never did. He eats at the illegal mountain worship sites. He dishonors his neighbor's wife.
12 ‘»He oppresses the poor and needy. He robs. He does not return the security for a loan. He looks to idols for help. He does disgusting things.
13 ‘»He lends money for interest and makes excessive profits. Will this person live? He will not live. He has done all these disgusting things. So he must die, and he will be responsible for his own death.
14 ‘»Now suppose this son has a son. The son sees all the sins that his father does. He is afraid, so he does not do such things.
15 ‘»He does not eat at the illegal mountain worship sites or look for help from the idols of the nation of Israel. He does not dishonor his neighbor's wife.
16 ‘»He does not oppress anyone. He does not keep the security for a loan. He does not rob anyone. He gives food to people who are hungry, and he gives clothes to those who are naked.
17 ‘»He keeps his hand from the poor and does not take interest or increase, but executes my ordinances, and walks in my statutes. He will not die for his father's iniquity. He will surely live.
18 ‘»As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.
19 ‘»Yet you say: »Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity?« When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has observed all my statutes and done them, he shall surely live.