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Proverbs 30:20-22
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 30:20-22
New Catholic Bible
“I Have Done Nothing Wrong”[a]
20 This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats, then wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done nothing wrong.”
The Insolence of the Newly Successful
21 There are three things that cause the earth to tremble,
indeed four things that it cannot endure:
22 a slave crowned as a king,
a fool gorged with food,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:20 A reader who has misunderstood the poetry in the preceding verses has added this reflection, which is closer to his moralizing preoccupations: the adulteress is cunning enough to camouflage her offense.
Proverbs 30:20-22
New International Version
Proverbs 30:20-22
New International Version
20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(A)
21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,(B)
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
New International Version (NIV) 
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