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27 It is not good to eat much honey,
    nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

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27 It is (A)not good to eat much honey,
    nor is it glorious to (B)seek one's own glory.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:27 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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12 Do you see a man who is (A)wise in his own eyes?
    (B)There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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27 Don’t boast about tomorrow;
    for you don’t know what a day may bring.
Let another man praise you,
    and not your own mouth;
    a stranger, and not your own lips.

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27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
    (A)for you do not know what a day may bring.
Let (B)another praise you, and not your own mouth;
    a stranger, and not your own lips.

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11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes;
    but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

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11 A rich man is wise in his (A)own eyes,
    but a poor man who has understanding (B)will find him out.

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25 One who is greedy stirs up strife;
    but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

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25 A greedy man (A)stirs up strife,
    but the one who trusts in the Lord will (B)be enriched.

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23 A man’s pride brings him low,
    but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

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23 (A)One's pride will bring him low,
    (B)but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

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“Surely I am the most ignorant man,
    and don’t have a man’s understanding.
I have not learned wisdom,
    neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended?
    Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
    Who has bound the waters in his garment?
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
    What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?

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Surely I am too (A)stupid to be a man.
    I have not the understanding of a man.
I have not learned wisdom,
    nor have I knowledge of (B)the Holy One.
Who has (C)ascended to heaven and come down?
    Who has (D)gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has (E)wrapped up the waters in a garment?
    Who has established all (F)the ends of the earth?
(G)What is his name, and what is his son's name?
    Surely you know!

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21 “For three things the earth trembles,
    and under four, it can’t bear up:
22     For a servant when he is king,
    a fool when he is filled with food,
23     for an unloved woman when she is married,
    and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

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21 Under (A)three things (B)the earth trembles;
    under (C)four it cannot bear up:
22 (D)a slave when he becomes king,
    and a fool when he is (E)filled with food;
23 (F)an unloved woman when she (G)gets a husband,
    and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.

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29 “There are three things which are stately in their march,
    four which are stately in going:
30     The lion, which is mightiest among animals,
    and doesn’t turn away for any;
31     the greyhound;
    the male goat;
    and the king against whom there is no rising up.

32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
    or if you have thought evil,
put your hand over your mouth.
33     For as the churning of milk produces butter,
    and the wringing of the nose produces blood;
    so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

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29 (A)Three things are stately in their tread;
    (B)four are stately in their stride:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
    and (C)does not turn back before any;
31 the (D)strutting rooster,[a] the he-goat,
    and a king whose army is with him.[b]

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:31 Or the magpie, or the greyhound; Hebrew girt-of-loins
  2. Proverbs 30:31 Or against whom there is no rising up

30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain;
    but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

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30 (A)Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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