Holy Scripture
Proverbs 24:52
Source: Septuagint
Original
52If thou abandon thyself to mirth, And stretch forth thy hand in a quarrel, thou shalt be disgraced.
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50A lion’s whelp, stronger than all other beasts, Which turns not away, nor fears any beast;
51And a cock walking in boldly among the hens, And a goat leading the herd; And a king publicly speaking before a nation.
— Proverbs 24:52 —
53Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, And if thou wring one’s nostrils there shall come out blood: So if thou extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.
54My words have been spoken by God— The oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.