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16 If you obey God's commands, you will keep your life safe.
    If you do not respect his teaching, you will die.
17 If you are kind to poor people, you are lending money to the Lord.
    He will pay back the debt to you.
18 When your children do wrong things,
    warn them while you still have the chance.
If you do not punish them,
    you are helping them to go to an early death.

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16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(A)

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(B)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(C)

18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(D)

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