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24 Proud and haughty—scorner is his name,
    who deals in proud wrath.

25 The desire of the slothful kills him,
    for his hands refuse to labor.

26 He covets greedily all the day long,
    but the righteous gives and does not spare.

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24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,(B)
    because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous(C) give without sparing.(D)

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