Proverbs 30:31-33

Revised Standard Version

³¹the strutting cock,^[a] the he-goat,
and a king striding before^[b] his people.

³²If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
    or if you have been devising evil,
    put your hand on your mouth.
³³For pressing milk produces curds,
    pressing the nose produces blood,
    and pressing anger produces strife.

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Proverbs 30:31 Gk Syr Tg Compare Vg: Heb obscure
Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

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