Proverbs 30:22-33 Parallel Bible Translations

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22 For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread, a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food; a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress. an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress. a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise: Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food, the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house, the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
27 A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting, the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank; locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
28 A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king. the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces. a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29 Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going: Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride: “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
30 An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any, the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any; a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;
31 A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him. the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him. a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.
32 If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth! If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. “If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!
33 For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife! For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife. For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”
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