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30 The lion, which is the strongest of the animals,
    does not back down from any other creature;
31 The strutting rooster, the male goat,
    and a king as he goes out with his army.[a]

32 If you have been foolish enough to insinuate yourself in some high position
    or if you have concocted some sort of evil plan,
    clamp your hand tightly over your mouth;

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  1. 30:31 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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.