29 ‘There are three things that are stately in their stride,
    four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
    who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting cock, a he-goat,
    and a king secure against revolt.[a]

32 ‘If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!

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  1. Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
    four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
    who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
    and a king secure against revolt.[a]

32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!(A)

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  1. Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

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