An adaptation of the Catechism for Young Children in modern English.
Question: What do we deserve for each of our sins?
Answer: The wrath and curse of God.
Question: What does every sin deserve?
Answer: The wrath and curse of God.
Sin is not the subject of “deserve”, but the object, so the question is rephrased to include the (implicit) subject for clarity. Additionally, We retain the theologically significant terms “wrath” and “curse”.