“‘Observe – everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”

“Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, ‘The days pass slowly, and every vision fails’?

“What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, “‘The fathers eat sour grapes And the children’s teeth become numb?’

“As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!

Therefore tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: I hereby end this proverb; they will not recite it in Israel any longer.’ But say to them, ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.