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As a bird that wanders from her nest,
    so is a man who wanders from his place.

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As a bird that wandereth from her nest,
So is a man that wandereth from his place.

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15 A continual dripping on a very rainy day
    and a contentious woman are alike;
16 whoever restrains her restrains the wind,
    and grasps oil in his right hand.

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15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike:
16 He that would [a]restrain her [b]restraineth the wind;
And [c]his right hand encountereth oil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew hide.
  2. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew hideth.
  3. Proverbs 27:16 Or, the oil of his right hand betrayeth itself