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30 Those fearless lions
    who rule the jungle,
31 those proud roosters,
    those mountain goats,
and those rulers
    who have no enemies.[a]

32 If you are foolishly bragging
or planning something evil,
    then stop it now!

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Footnotes

  1. 30.31 enemies: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 31.

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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Footnotes

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