29 There are three things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four which are stately in walk:
30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn away from any;
31 A [a]greyhound,
A male goat also,
And [b]a king whose troops are with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:31 Or perhaps strutting rooster, lit. girded of waist
  2. Proverbs 30:31 A Jewish tradition a king against whom there is no uprising

29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
    four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
    who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
    and a king secure against revolt.[a]

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Footnotes

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