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15 Laziness puts one to sleep,
    and an idle person will go hungry.

16 Whoever obeys a commandment keeps himself safe,[a]
    but someone who is contemptuous in conduct[b] will die.

17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord
    the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:16 Lit. keeps his soul
  2. Proverbs 19:16 Lit. in his way