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Proverbs 30:21

“For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:

Proverbs 30:21 · World English Bible

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Proverbs 30:21 in other translations

KJV King James Version

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

NHEB New Heart English Bible

"For three things the earth tremble, and under four, it can't bear up:

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18 “There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:

19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

20 “So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

21 “For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:

22 For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

23 for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

24 “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

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