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15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
    and an idle person will suffer hunger.
16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises the word[a] will die.
17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he will repay him for his deed.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:16 Cn Compare 13.13: Heb his ways

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