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Proverbs 21:25-27
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25 Lazy people’s desire for sleep will kill them,
    because they refuse to work.
26 All day long they wish for more,
    but good people give without holding back.

27 The Lord hates sacrifices brought by evil people,
    particularly when they offer them for the wrong reasons.

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Proverbs 21:25-27
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25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,(A)
    because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous(B) give without sparing.(C)

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable(D)—
    how much more so when brought with evil intent!(E)

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