Proverbs 30:21–22a
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30:21Under three things the earth trembles,57
and under four things it cannot bear up:
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- 57 The Hebrew verb means “to rage; to quake; to be in tumult.” The sage is using humorous and satirical hyperbole to say that the changes described in the following verses shake up the whole order of life. The sayings assume that the new, elevated status of the individuals was not accompanied by a change in nature. For example, it was not completely unknown in the ancient world for a servant to become king, and in the process begin to behave like a king.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Under three things the earth trembles;
under four it cannot bear up:
a slave when he becomes king,
and a fool when he is filled with food;
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
a servant who becomes king,
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The earth trembles under three things;
it cannot bear up under four:
a servant when he becomes king,
a fool when he is stuffed with food,
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NLTNew Living Translation
There are three things that make the earth tremble—
no, four it cannot endure:
a slave who becomes a king,
an overbearing fool who prospers,
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Under three things the earth trembles,
and under four, it is not able to bear up:
under a slave when he becomes king,
and a fool when he is satisfied with food;
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KJV 1900King James Version
For three things the earth is disquieted,
And for four which it cannot bear:
For a servant when he reigneth;
And a fool when he is filled with meat;
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