15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.(A)

16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;(B)
one who disregards[a] his ways will die.(C)

17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,(D)
and he will give a reward to the lender.[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:16 Or despises, or treats lightly
  2. 19:17 Lit to him

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