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Proverbs 30:21-23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 30:21-23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 [a]Under three things the earth trembles,
yes, under four it cannot bear up:
22 Under a slave who becomes king,
and a fool who is glutted with food;(A)
23 Under an unloved woman who is wed,
and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.
Footnotes
- 30:21–23 Shaking heavens are part of general cosmic upheaval in Is 14:16; Jl 2:10; Am 8:8; Jb 9:6. Disturbances in nature mirror the disturbance of unworthy people attaining what they do not deserve. Glutted with food: someone unworthy ends up with the fulfillment that befits a wise person. Unloved woman: an older woman who, contrary to expectation, finds a husband.
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