^{11 Ref} Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

^{12 Ref} Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

^{13 Ref} When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

^{14 Ref} Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

^{15 Ref} If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

^{16 Ref} None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

^{17 Ref} Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

^{18 Ref} When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

^{19 Ref} But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

^{20 Ref} Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.