¹⁷ Your people, the Israelites, are saying: “The Lord is not fair in the things that he does!” But it is the people themselves who live in a way that is not fair. ¹⁸ If a righteous person stops doing good things and he starts to do evil things, he will die. He deserves to die because of his sins. ¹⁹ Also, if a wicked person stops doing bad things and he starts to do things that are good and right, he will continue to live. He deserves to live because he has changed.