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"Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear, O house of Israel:aeIs my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

"Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin, he will die for it; because of the sin he has committed he will die.

If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die.

But if a wicked man turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.

But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.

Because he considers all the offenses he has committed and turns away from them, he will surely live; he will not die.

Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.

Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Are my ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.' Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?