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Proverbs 30:23

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

22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
KJV
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
WEB
for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
ASV
For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
DARBY
under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
BLB
under a hated woman when she is married, and a maidservant when she dispossesses her mistress.
ÅB
under en forsmådd kvinne når hun blir gift, og en tjenestepike når hun arver sin frue.
OTB
en ulykkelig kvinne som blir gift, og en tjenerinne som fortrenger sin frue.
B1930
under en forsmådd kvinne når hun blir gift, og en tjenestepike når hun arver sin frue.

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