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22 People ·want [desire] others to be loyal,
so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.

23 Those who ·respect [fear] the Lord will live
and be satisfied, ·unbothered by trouble [sleep well and not experience harm].

24 Though the lazy person ·puts [L buries] his hand in the dish,
he won’t lift the food to his mouth.

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22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
    then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(A)

24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame