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"And you, son of man, say to ^(F1)your fellow citizens, 'The ^(C1)righteousness of a righteous one will not save him on the day of his offense, and as for the wickedness of a wicked one, he will ^(C2)not stumble because of it on the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous one will not be able to live ^(F2)by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.'

"When I say to the righteous that he will certainly live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he ^(C1)commits injustice, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but for that same injustice of his which he has committed he will die.

"But when I say to the wicked, 'You will certainly die,' and he ^(C1)turns from his sin and practices ^(C2)justice and righteousness,

if a wicked person returns a pledge, ^(C1)pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the ^(C2)statutes ^(F1)which ensure life without committing injustice, he shall certainly live; he shall not die.

"^(C1)None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has practiced justice and righteousness; he shall certainly live.