29 There are three things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four which are stately in walk:
30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn away from any;
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

29 There are three things which are stately in their march,
Yea, four which are stately in going:
30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,
And turneth not away for any;
31 The [a]greyhound; the he-goat also;
And the king [b]against whom there is no rising up.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:31 Or, war-horse Hebrew well girt (or, well knit) in the loins.
  2. Proverbs 30:31 Or, when his army is with him