conjunctions - Is "lest" always followed by "should"?


I remember my grandfather giving examples of "lest" like



...lest you should fail.



Is "lest" always followed by "should" because I see "lest" all the times without being followed by "should" in some articles and novels, but I am not sure if they are grammatically correct.


Please provide examples of such exceptions.




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