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Ordspråkene 24,31

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29 Si ikke, «Jeg vil gjøre mot dem som de har gjort mot meg; jeg vil gjengjelde dem for det de har gjort.»

30 Jeg gikk forbi en lat manns åker, ved vingården til en som mangler forstand;

og den var gjengrodd med torner, bakken var dekket med ugress, og steinmuren var i ruiner.

32 Jeg observerte og tok det til hjertet; jeg så og mottok lærdom.

33 En liten søvn, en liten slumring, en liten folding av hendene for å hvile—

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
KJV
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
WEB
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
ASV
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
DARBY
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
BLB
And behold, thorns had come up all over it; its face was covered with nettles, and the wall of its stones was torn down.
ÅB
og se, den var helt overgrodd med tistler; nesler skjulte dens bunn, og stengjerdet om den var revet ned.
OTB
og den var gjengrodd med torner, bakken var dekket med ugress, og steinmuren var i ruiner.
B1930
og se, den var helt overgrodd med tistler; nesler skjulte dens bunn, og stengjerdet om den var revet ned.

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