31 A [a]greyhound,
A male goat also,
And [b]a king whose troops are with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:31 Or perhaps strutting rooster, lit. girded of waist
  2. Proverbs 30:31 A Jewish tradition a king against whom there is no uprising

15 Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, (A)good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. (B)And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, (C)we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our (D)God whom we serve is able to (E)deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we (F)worship the gold image which you have set up.”

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The [a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath

14 As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will (A)appease it.

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