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22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.[a]
23 Fear of Yahweh leads to life;
    he who is filled with it will rest—he will not suffer harm.
24 A lazy person buries his hand in the dish,
    and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Literally “man of lying”