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Proverbs 24:31
And lo, it hath gone up--all of it--thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
Proverbs 24:31 · Young's Literal Translation
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Proverbs 24:31 in other translations
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
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In context
28 Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.
29 Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'
30 Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
31 And lo, it hath gone up--all of it--thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
32 And I see--I--I do set my heart, I have seen--I have received instruction,
33 A little sleep--a little slumber--A little folding of the hands to lie down.
34 And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
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