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15 Laziness will bring on a deep sleep,
    and a person[a] of idleness will suffer hunger.
16 He who guards commandments guards his life;[b]
    he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
    and his benefits he will repay to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:15 Or “soul,” or “life”
  2. Proverbs 19:16 Or “soul,” or “inner self”