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Proverbs 30:23

21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat 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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