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When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies.
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Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive.
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Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
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Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair?
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"Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways," says the Lord God. "Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin.
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Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?
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For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies," says the Lord God. "Therefore turn and live!