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Proverbs 27:8
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8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
    is one who strays from home.

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Proverbs 27:8
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8 Like (A)a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who strays from his home.

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Proverbs 27:15-16
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15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
    and a contentious wife are alike;(A)
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
    or to grasp oil in the right hand.[a]

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  1. 27.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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Proverbs 27:15-16
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15 (A)A continual dripping on a rainy day
    and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
    or to grasp[a] oil in one's right hand.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew to meet with
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